https://mford.io/tags/docker/ Recent content in Docker on Home https://mford.io/papermod-cover.png https://mford.io/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- 0.147.2 en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mford.io/posts/tronbyt-led-clock-build/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mford.io/posts/tronbyt-led-clock-build/ <figure class="align-center "> <img loading="lazy" src="https://mford.io/posts/images/tronbyt-led-clock-build/clock_on_nightstand.jpeg#center"/> </figure> <h3 id="why-build-instead-of-buy">Why build instead of buy?</h3> <p>I&rsquo;d been eyeing the Tidbyt for a while. It&rsquo;s a charming little wood-framed LED matrix display that shows the time, weather, sports scores, and whatever else you throw at it. But two things stopped me from buying one. First, Tidbyt (the company) was acquired by Modal in 2024, and the long-term future of their cloud service is anyone&rsquo;s guess. Second, and more fundamentally: the Tidbyt depends on someone else&rsquo;s cloud to render and push apps to a display sitting on my nightstand. If you&rsquo;ve read my other posts, you already know how I feel about that.</p>