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Pics or a demo (if the project is functional) is one of the first things a project should do if it wants to gain traction. The fact that this project hasn't (yet), to me is a big factor in predicting this will never gain any traction. Software that doesn't think about end-users fails. Software developers that don't think about end-users from the beginning will fail.


It has actually been used by the German Pirate Party and other political groups for a while now, see for example the instances at https://adhocracy.de/


can we get a bigger version of the resulting image? The output is very small.


Just upgraded the implementation used. I'll see if I can increase the size without running into memory issues.

EDIT: Increased to 768px max size.


Anyone know the science behind this;

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ayo-light-based-energy-bo...

"On each trip, Ayo customizes your Ayo-wearing schedule, telling you when to wear the glasses to best adjust your internal body clock to your the new time zone."


Not into detail, but sounds obviously trying to make the migration from one timezone to another smoother, by varying the amount of light you get during the day (from what you would get from one point in Earth to what you get in the other place).

That, and sleep scedule, which is closely related, is what causes the jet lag.


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