The core idea is printing GitHub profile pictures on a receipt printer upon starring the repository. The proposed idea is to add a 'live page + webcam feed' to show the printed avatars in real-time, addressing user desires for immediate visual confirmation and placement on the 'avatar wall.'
Raw Developer Origin & Technical Request
GitHub Issue
Oct 30, 2026
Hey folks 👋
Random thought while playing around with this: why not put up a small site that
shows the wall in real time?
Concretely: point a camera at the wall, have it snap a photo every few minutes,
and push it to a simple page. That way everyone can watch the wall fill up as
it happens, instead of only seeing it after the fact.
Honestly, there are two things I really want to know:
1. How my avatar actually looks once it's printed out
2. Which spot on the wall I end up in
What do you think? If there's interest, I'd be happy to build and host the site
myself — happy to open a PR rather than just dropping ideas on you 🙂
Let me know if this sounds worth pursuing, or if it's out of scope for the project.
Thanks!
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- Live page: 1 records
- webcam feed: 1 records
- snap a photo every few minutes: 1 records
- push it to a simple page: 1 records
- avatar wall: 1 records
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