Hack an Easy Button for Quick Slack Alerts. Working with headphones on usually means youd rather not be bothered, but sometimes it means youre just listening to something while you work. If you want to be available despite your cans being on, why not build your own alert button Enter developer Nick Sypteras, who wanted to solve the problem of coworkers requesting his attention while his headphones were on. Working in a cubicle, he wrote, Theres no way for a visitor to my desk to get my attention other than by waving their hand in my face, making loud noises behind me, etc. So he broke out the soldering iron, a Staples Easy Button, and an Adafruit microcontroller. Dear Lifehacker. I am condemned to being stuck in a small cubicle with low walls. I know Lifehacker Read more Read. Sypteras wrote the code to send his Slack alerts in Micro. Python, a version of the programming language designed for microcontroller boards. The Adafruit Feather HUZZAH microcontroller listens for a change in value based on whether the button was pressed. Using Slacks API, he was able to send messages to a private channel he created specifically for his desks easy button. While the message just lets him know hes got a visitor, you can get fancy with it and use Slacks API to attach more info to your alerts. Working with headphones on usually means youd rather not be bothered, but sometimes it means youre just listening to something while you work. If you want to be. Search or upload videos. Popular on YouTube Music, Sports, Gaming, Movies, TV Shows, News, Spotlight. Browse Channels. The 1. Best Games For 3. DS And 2. DSIts been many years since the original 3. DS launched. Theres a new version with better 3. D, improved controls, and of course, a wealth of excellent games to play. Theres also a new 2. DS XL that can do everything its 3. D brother can do, aside from 3. D. Below, find our 1. DS and 2. DS. 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