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Ben Holmen
Personal blog · benholmen.com/blog · on HN as benholmenprogrammingdesign
Ben Holmen's personal blog at benholmen.com covers programming and design. Since 2023, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-08-07, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for a six-year project building a wooden pixel display, shown as a Show HN. The one comment connects the build to how MicroLEDs are made one pixel at a time. It does not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Professional Web Developer in Eau Claire, WI. This is my personal site.
What Hacker News says?
https://benholmen.com/assets/images/kilopixel/assembling-tim... Legends say this is how MicroLEDs are made, one pixel at a time. That's why they are so expensive.
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on “Show HN: I spent 6 years building a ridiculous wooden pixel display”Submitted Show HN: I spent 6 years building a ridiculous wooden pixel display as a story · 1145 points
HN discussionSubmitted Building an interactive instrument for a one-of-a-kind festival as a story · 67 points
HN discussionSubmitted Recap: I spent 6 years building a ridiculous wooden pixel display as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted A manifesto on shower temperature control as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Pairing with Strangers (The Pair-Amid Scheme) as a story · 1 points
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