Thermal Printer

Keeping meaningful Ping with you.

Thrust

Outcome(s)

Open questions

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Loose

• 14 August

  • Tonight, I moved the pings I had affixed to my computer monitor to a pocket-sized paper journal. I felt moved to try this after watching a few videos of people sharing the paper journaling practices they maintain.

  • Flipping through the paper journal feels nice. I also, all of sudden, feel as tho my monitor feels bare. In removing the pings I'd taped to it, I'm coming to realize their mere presence had an impact on me.

  • I wonder:

    • Might feel compelled to carry this journal with me?

    • When – if at all – might I revisit the pings within it?

    • In what – if any – ways do I notice how I'm thinking/feeling about the content of the pings I'd printed changing in moving them to this new place?

• 10 August

  • I printed #9827 and taped it to the back of my phone! This came after realizing I'd already pinged and printed the same thing on July 27 only to have forgotten about it...

• 1 August 2026

  • I printed two pings – #9796 + #9793 – that feel immediately and durably important.

• 26 July 2026

  • The introduction of long press and "export" have dramatically reduced the amount of effort (actual and perceived) printing pings!

• 23 July 2025

  • Last night, I "embodied" one of the pings I have taped to the monitor. I shared something I felt some fear around and rather than listening to the fearful voice, I listened to the voice that encouraged me to be bold. This is cool.

• 21 July 2025

  • I've printed ~5 pings so far, 2 of which I've taped to the external monitor I use. The other 3 are floating around the house somewhere.

  • I notice myself both glancing at the two pings I taped to the monitor and also internalizing what they say. Neat!

• 4 July 2025

  • 4 days in...

    1. I'd love for printing a Ping to feel immediate, single-step, one-touch, etc. Right now, it takes 9 [i] 2, I feel excited by the prospect of printing out the pings from a visit with a friend and mailing them some time later (maybe with a photo?)

    2. I'd like for the paper the ping is printed on to a) be lighter-weight, b) lie flat without intervention, and c) be matte

    3. I wonder if people who maintain a physical journaling practice might find joy/use in being able to incorporate printed pings into longer-form entries

    4. I'd love for the pings i print to feel like me. Said another way: i'd love to be able to customize how the pings i print appear

    --- 1) Copy the ping's text from within Ping Practice, 2) open the Poooliprint app, 3) navigate to "Drafts," 4) Paste the ping i copied into the template i created, 5) go back to ping practice to remind myself of the ping's metadata (date, time, ID), 6) go back into the Poooliprint app, 7) update the draft with the ping's metadata, 8) tap "print" to preview the print, and finally, 9) print the ping

• 26 June 2025

  • I love how a receipt can, at once, be

    • light

    • abundant

    • recyclable

    • ephemeral

    • potentially, forever

• 13 June 2025

  • I can clearly see myself printing out pings on a receipt-style printer and "placing" them:

    • On computer monitor

    • On wall, above laptop

    • Inside of medicine cabinet door (bathroom)

    • On lamp, by water kettle

    • In running hat

    • In car

    • On window, above kitchen sink

• 26 April 2025

  • When you print a ping, you stabilize it. In a way, you are saying "This feels settled. I feel grounded within this."