Comment by 🚀 FrugalGamer
Re: "Tiny thermal printer is a lot of fun"
Ah well, that is disappointing, but then I guess not everything has to last forever. Then again, if you only need that password for a few seconds, maybe thermal printing should be preferred. This password will self destruct after several years...
2025-07-15 · 10 months ago
11 Later Comments ↓
🚀 SavaRocks [OP] · 2025-07-15 at 10:48:
years or hours if you leave it in the sun 😀
🚀 SavaRocks [OP] · 2025-07-15 at 14:01:
@candycanearter Managed to connect the printer via bluetooth to a server running Ubuntu but had trouble setting up cups to use the bluetooth printer.
If I have more time and manage to set it up I will surely post it on my blog
🌧️ candycanearter [✍️] · 2025-07-15 at 18:01:
well darn, at least you tried tho :D
🚀 SavaRocks [OP] · 2025-07-16 at 05:47:
yeah, it would have been nice to print a message from uptime kuma or gotify about downtime, ups logs. this way an archive of the events would have been on paper 😀
🦔 bsj38381 · 2025-07-16 at 08:14:
The first smaller camera I've heard of from the internet is the Gameboy camera. I also never used a small printer, if only I have one, but that'll wait.
🌧️ candycanearter [✍️] · 2025-07-16 at 12:56:
@SavaRocks you can always set up a teletype if you wanted :D
🚀 SavaRocks [OP] · 2025-07-17 at 05:41:
@candycanearter or even better https://youtu.be/1kXnsvYfaF4
🌧️ candycanearter [✍️] · 2025-07-17 at 17:55:
that looks so cool!! if i had the tech to i would absolutely set something like this up
🚀 stack · 2025-07-24 at 16:20:
Danger!
Thermal printers use paper coated with a substance that is toxic very bad for your health. Likewise with most receipts in stores. Do a little research before letting your kid spend too much time handling the paper.
🚀 SavaRocks [OP] · 2025-07-25 at 11:18:
Neah ... she totally forgot about the printer after 2 days 😅 as she does with all her toys...
It's now mine 😈 muwhahaha
🚀 stack · 2025-07-28 at 21:02:
Breast cancer avoided.
Original Post
Tiny thermal printer is a lot of fun — My daughter just turned 8, and one of her birthday gifts was a tiny thermal printer - the kind that spits out little notes, stickers and Sudokus with no ink, just magic. She loved it ... for about a day. Now I'm the one using it constantly for a lot of stuff. The full post and some photos are available on [gemini link]