Thanks, that's helpful - I am indeed the OP, and the "overcomplicated" part was intended as tongue-in-cheek self-criticism!
One other thought actually - if you can still edit the title, you might get more attention from 'Show HN: The Danglepoise', since then people will know the author is around for discussion. Just anecdotally I would guess Show HNs tend to have more engagement/votes on average.
Anyway, nice project :)