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Calvin writes "Some dutch guy is working to make his own cyberhouse.
He currently has connected his doorbell, fridge and trashbin to the internet. This guy keeps logs of all kind of things plus webcam snapshots of the last events.
(major feature is the barcode reader on his trashbin) "
I want me one of those houses.
I'm surprised at the responses here (Score:1)
The simple reason why this is cool is because it can be done!
linux? (Score:1)
but I guess not because he doesnt run linux. Im amazed that windows could do all that
The cat tracker (Score:1)
Microsoft (Score:1)
uhh, the software kind.
-smack- (Score:1)
$ configure
$ make
$ su
# make install
Also, we've established that you've apparently never seen X.
You then go on to say that Unix administration is a "no-brainer". So which is it? So easy that it's a no-brainer, or so difficult that you can't do it? You can't have it both ways, unless you're just too stupid to handle a "no-brainer". I'm beginning to suspect the last, myself.
And that's "Get A F*cking Clue", incidentally. (That's my guess, anyway... I'm not the guy who wrote that.)
cyberhouse? hummmmm... (Score:1)
cyberhouse? that sounds silly. i don't want to take a peek at his trashcan or his fridge's log!
the man is kinda sick if you ask me...
Just What One Needs... (Score:1)
Hey Rob... (Score:1)
The doorbell cam has applications though. I'd like one of those.
Cool, but can he cron prostitutes? (Score:1)
Not quite there, but... (Score:1)
It's an article about Tescos(UK supermarket) shipping Palm Pilots with built-in barcode scanners, so you can make a shopping list by scanning the products in your kitchen cupboards. You then upload your shopping list and it gets delivered. I just wish it was my local Tescos and that I hadn't already bought a Palm III.
My home one day.. (Score:1)
If I had to choose... (Score:1)
Doesn't Amaway or somebody have a patent on (Score:1)
Interesting.. (Score:1)
Info updated every 3 minutes.
Free disk space: 452,100,096 bytes.
Last server reboot: 17:21:28, (25-Jan-1999)
Toiletflush: 19:15:40, (27-Jan-1999)
Fridge opened: 06:50:56, (27-Jan-1999)
Doorbell: 07:01:53, (27-Jan-1999)
Phonecall: 19:16:45, (27-Jan-1999)
Last Barcode: - a teabag 07:05:44 (27-Jan-1999)
Winamp song playing: No music playing at the moment
Comments: None
Sort of interesting, server was rebooted on the 25th. I'd guess it'll go down sometime today as well for a reboot, seeing as it's a Windows box that is actually doing something... (I've had a Win95 box running for over a month straight, but this was on a 486SX, serving webpages at the rate of one per decade).
*snore* (Score:1)
Of course all of that can be done through the web server as well, with the added ability to read received faxes and listen to the voice messages online. Lets see Winblows do all that. For free.
Actually, (Score:1)
Gotta remember something though, most of this kind of stuff is just plain stupid -- particularly that house. What's the point if all you're doing is plugging in someone else's closed-box system, plugging in an expensive piece of hardware, and turning it all on? None of those features are very useful IMHO, and you get nothing personally out of it.
I set my stuff up because I could. I use the Internet access once in a while when I forget files at home, and I fairly frequently wonder during the day if I turned off the coffee pot and being able to turn it off from remote is kinda useful.
Oughta make ya proud being able to put "Microsoft Inside" on your house... lmao
old... (Score:1)
-mickey
Hmmmm (Score:1)
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Aaron Gaudio
"The fool finds ignorance all around him.
Wouldn't it be cool if: (Score:1)
House has no uses? (Score:1)
extremely useful for me to know which roommate uses how much water, electric, etc., which one eats my food, and who's at the door before I go answer it (some people can just wait). There are practical applications here waiting to be extracted and OSSed
"Log" file for the "toilet" (Score:1)
somewhat cool (Score:1)
Frankly I'm suprised this guy doesn't keep track of the amount going through his toilet.
- MbM
cool, but can he cron margaritas? (Score:1)
Cool (Score:1)
more stats (Score:1)
this was done quite a while back.. (Score:1)
We all remember the Amityville Horror don't we?
Puhleeze.. the day I wire my doorbell to the net not to mention exposing my privacy online 24-7? No I don't think so.
(Give him points for the concept.. but continuing it? nah. )
~Grell
Error reading left brain. (A)bort, (R)etry,(F)rolic?
Speech recognition? (Score:1)
(house|room|studio), and connected to a cheap linux box,
could be a good way to duplicate the voice UI from Star
Trek. "Computer, lights!"
Is there any GPL'ed voice recognition software out there?
"Commercial Code" (Score:1)
Wouldn't it be cool if: (Score:1)
um .. (Score:1)
Re:Is this guy sick or what? (Score:1)
ass (Score:1)
Ooooh (Score:1)
Isn't Visual Basic useful??
Soooo many applications.../P.
:-)
joedoe
You can already do that (Score:1)
Of course, you'd probably have it save up a list of items and send out an order at a specific time of the week. Then you could modify the list as needed. You'd also know when to expect the package. Also, when you used a box of cereal, instead of replacing that exact brand, you might program it to select randomly from a list of cereals, or other breakfast food. (On NetGrocer you can only get non-perishable items.)
Whatever the software to let you order groceries, it had better be open source!
MS Toilet? (Score:1)
Is there a point to this? (Score:1)
that the internet just isn't good for. This is one of those clear examples. Come on guys, we have something that no generation before has had, lets not act like fools with it
Trash Bin does to much work. (Score:1)
If vegitarians eat Vegitables what do humanitarians eat?
I agree (Score:1)
much, but isn't the net about erasing
political borders?
Overinformation? (Score:1)
overinformation? this
guy seems to take the possibilities
too far. feel free to disagree with
me, but duration of the doorbell-
ringing? a tad bit excessive for me.
Wouldn't it be cool if: (soon!) (Score:1)
For more info (nothing on barcode readers yet), check out www.netran.com [netran.com].
A few questions which ponder in my head (Score:1)
Quick Thinking: What would you do if the wires fell into the toilet while you were letting one off? That would have quite a "shocking" "outcome".
MS Toilet? (Score:1)
Now that's a Microsoft product I'd buy! Something I can literally shit on everyday.
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