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1. Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 18:25:59 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
   Today I have some small pieces to add to the top of the bookshelf so I'll have somewhere to mount the top shelf. Then it's time to start making that which I am going to do with cherry. I also have a bunch of trim to install. I also have to decide on paint. The top is going to be finished with a clear coat, but the pine I am thinking about painting black. If I paint the inside white instead of black the LEDs will have a lot more to reflect off of which means more light, but will that look ok? I don't really want the outside to be white. Most other furniture in my office is black or wood grain.
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 18:43:07 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     The case is also going to have something like 300 leds when it's all said and done so maybe worrying about how reflective the paint will be is kind of moot. It's going to be able to get pretty bright with or without bouncing the light around.
   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 20:14:01 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @thatguyoverthere I think black and white would be too stark. If you’re putting that many LEDs on it, it’s going to be plenty bright enough already: it’s a bookshelf, not a spotlight!

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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 20:15:12 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Flick 🇬🇧
     @Flick yeah I agree. I think most of the shelf will be covered anyway and the books and anything else that ends up inside will still light up fine.