Literary Clock

Read time in quotations.

What is Literary Clock?

'Literary Clock' is a unique Chrome extension that transforms the approach to viewing time. Rather than the traditional digital display, it showcases time in the form of popular quotes from literature. Additionally, it features a continuously updated satellite image of the earth as it was approximately 12 hours ago, adjusting for your specific time-zone. This extension draws its inspiration from a project on Instructables and uses data from The Guardian’s 'literary clock'. The enchanting satellite images are courteously provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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By: Bora M. Alper

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.67 (3)

Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2018-08-18)

Creation date: 2018-08-18

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/data/himawari/img/fd_/
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unlimitedStorage

Size: 333.82K

Email: bo*****@boramalper.org

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# 22467 ▼ 156

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#1753 in Just for Fun #91 in clock keyword 31 ▲ 16

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Shows time in quotes from literature, on a dark background featuring the earth as it was ~12 hours ago (adjusted for your time-zone).

Acknowledgements:

Inspired by: https://www.instructables.com/id/Literary-Clock-Made-From-E-reader/ Data from: https://www.theguardian.com/books/table/2011/apr/21/literary-clock Satellite imagery is provided by Japan Meteorological Agency: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/data/himawari/sat_img.php

User reviews

I love it! The only issue is with the background when the quote is too long, I can't read it, but still love the idea.

Caro Ludigliani, 2022-07-24

Very cute!! Only wish the font was a different color or the moon was more to the right because sometimes if the quote is long it'll overlap and I can't read the whole thing since its white on white. Besides that super cute I love.