I fully expect that in a few months I will have become completely conditioned to a little black box on my desk randomly spitting out commands, which I will proceed to follow instantly. This is definitely a step *away* from dystopian sci fi. I’m definitely not ushering in an era of computer overlords. Nope… definitely not.

Fellow nerds - if you like this project and you're curious how to go about building something similar, I just finished a little post about how I got this thermal printer up and running. Bash functions also included! #RaspberryPi #LessFossilFuels #ThermalPrinter #NationalGrid #HomeAutomation #MQTT https://www.herdingdata.co.uk/calls-to-action-to-change-energy-habits-to-use-less-fossil-fuels-with-a-thermal-receipt-printer/