Show HN: Remote-Controlled IKEA Deathstar Lamp (Score: 150+ in 7 hours)
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Repainting the iconic IKEA PS 2014 lamp into the Deathstar from Star Wars has been a popular IKEA hack for quite some time.
This variant additionally replaces the manual, rope-operated mechanism to open and close the lamp with a remote-controlled motor.
The firmware is based on ESPHome, and its excellent Home Assistant integration enables one to implement higher-level features, like a "sundial" where the aperture of the Deathstar follows the sun elevation throughout the day (see the timelapse video).
That said, I will not consider this project as complete until the Imperial March can be played over the stepper motor (just like the legendary Floppotron) ;-)
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Repainting the iconic IKEA PS 2014 lamp into the Deathstar from Star Wars has been a popular IKEA hack for quite some time.
This variant additionally replaces the manual, rope-operated mechanism to open and close the lamp with a remote-controlled motor.
The firmware is based on ESPHome, and its excellent Home Assistant integration enables one to implement higher-level features, like a "sundial" where the aperture of the Deathstar follows the sun elevation throughout the day (see the timelapse video).
That said, I will not consider this project as complete until the Imperial March can be played over the stepper motor (just like the legendary Floppotron) ;-)
GitLab
Stefan Wiehler / deathstar_lamp · GitLab
Give your IKEA PS 2014 lamp a makeover – turn it into the Deathstar from Star Wars, motorize it and add remote control capabilities on the way!
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dbdiagram.io
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Chongqing, the Largest City – In Pictures (Score: 155+ in 10 hours)
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the Guardian
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GitHub
rust-magic-patterns/visual-journey-through-async-rust/Readme.md at master · alexpusch/rust-magic-patterns
Magical Rust patterns laid out and simplified. Contribute to alexpusch/rust-magic-patterns development by creating an account on GitHub.
Sigbovik Conference Proceedings 2025 [pdf] (Score: 150+ in 17 hours)
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Wikipedia: Database Download (Score: 150+ in 4 hours)
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia:Database download
Wikipedia offers free copies of all available content to interested users. These databases can be used for mirroring, personal use, informal backups, offline use or database queries (such as for Wikipedia:Maintenance). All text content is licensed under the…
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Anatomy of a SQL Engine (Score: 150+ in 1 day)
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Dolthub
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Internet in a Box (Score: 150+ in 4 hours)
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The Washington Post
U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent
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Business co-founders in tech startups are less valuable than they think (Score: 152+ in 5 hours)
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GitHub
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Did 5G kill the IMSI catcher? (Score: 150+ in 8 hours)
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Did 5G kill the IMSI catcher?
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ZFS: Apple's new filesystem that wasn't (2016) (Score: 151+ in 19 hours)
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