[MomsAVoxell]

Yes, the use case of receipt printers is really intriguing .. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45698598) .. I find myself wondering what other simple micro-printing things might be worth the effort. The offline nature, the anonymity of the reader - this makes it an appealing media, suddenly, in the storm of digital life.

In my case, I will probably try to use my receipt printer as a zine production line. The nature of the format inspires some great article writing ..

[toomuchtodo]

Something to note is the impermanence of the final product, as thermal paper does not have longevity (only ~1 year). I have not found a similar solution (printer + media with a similar form factor) where the print lasts longer, so open to suggestions for such use cases. I suppose in the short term, including a QR code in the print job that links to a perma/deep link online might work from a publishing perspective for bookmarking purposes.

[derwiki]

I really have fallen for impermanent art. I display slide/color positive film on my windows. Yup they will fade and that’s totally ok.

[NemoNobody]

Huh, that's very interesting. I've always considered Art to be timeless, bc it is, all of it. Davinci did a lot of cool stuff but the Mona Lisa made him the most famous person and I really don't see that changing. I have a painting hanging over my head rn whose artist died in the 1680s - the painting is over 100 years older than the Declaration of Independence and was brought over here on a ship with sails that took forever.

Impermanent art. That just bothers me.

An artist that dedicates their life to such a thing is like swimming in the fountain of youth without ever taking a drink.

[derwiki]

Impermanent art is a big part of that Black Rock Desert thing they do at the end of August.

[DANmode]

Most humans literally do that last part.

[NemoNobody]

Huh, that's very interesting. I've always considered Art to be timeless, bc it is, all of it. Davinci did a lot of cool stuff but the Mona Lisa made him the most famous person and I really don't see that changing. I have a painting hanging over my head rn whose artist died in the 1680s - the painting is over 100 years older than the Declaration of Independence and was brought over here on a ship with sails that took forever.

Impermanent art. That just bothers me.

An artist that dedicates their life to such a thing is like swimming in the fountain of youth without ever taking a drink.