I Built a MTA Subway Display So I'd Stop Checking My Phone
I Built a MTA Subway Display So I'd Stop Checking My Phone
I Built a MTA Subway Display So I'd Stop Checking My Phone launched on March 20, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,631 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
I'm lucky to live close to 3 subway lines, and I love glancing at what's arriving on my way out the door. But there's a specific kind of frustration that comes from standing in your apartment doorway, coat on, bag over your shoulder, unlocking your phone to check the MTA app. You wait for it to load, squint at the arrivals, and try to figure out if "3 min" means sprint or stroll. I've recently had some time to build personal projects, so I built a subway display. I'm not a hardware guy. I had an idea but no clue what it actually required. So I asked Claude: "what would I need to build something like this?" Claude walked me through it. For an always-on display that doesn't need to be bright…from twitter.com
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