Originally, my plan was to create an IP blocker where it would block specific websites using the Arduino as a hub. Think of it as an EMP for specific websites (YouTube, Crunchyroll, Facebook, Reddit, etc). However, I had way too many complications with this sort of build, as the Arduino is commanded using C++ in the IDE. The code would have required some form of Python that I am not accustomed to so I decided to scrap the idea.The next plan was to create a timer to prevent my problem with Procrastination. I eventually scrapped that plan as . I ended up trying to design a board that would randomize YouTube links each time I press a button. YouTube is my daily media source, so I thought this project would be nice to play around with.
(Excuse the messy wiring.) This is the breadboard that ended up as the final product. The hardware side of this project was the most simplest part of the project as a whole. Unfortunately, I was not able to get it work the way I wanted with the code that I had written. I got the micro controller to connect to the internet and post a website, however I wasn’t able to figure out how to randomize different YouTube links. I will try and figure out how to do so, but am not able to provide code at this particular moment.
If you would like an idea of what I was going for, I found a website with the exact idea in mind: https://ytroulette.com/