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So this manager comes up with the "really good" idea and everyone is just to scared to tell him no?
Can you imagine your boss (in your case let's say your wife, probably equally scary as the average boss ) coming to your office and telling you "Griff, we really need a smart clothes peg, it will REVOLUTIONIZE the way we do laundry!"
And you just sitting there like "ehhh... boss/sweetheart, I'm not sure if this actually solves anything."
"Nonsense, make it happen or I'll have your head on a platter!"
And so you start writing code.
namespace Omo.SmartPeg
{
public class Laundry
{
var absoluteNonsenseMyBossIsMakingMeDo = null;
}
} To be fair though, it seems like the peg is just a weather sensor, which is actually pretty useful, cool, and fun.
You could do so much more with that than just check whether your clothes dry as good as they should.
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Quote: And you just sitting there like "ehhh... boss/sweetheart, I want you to imagine you are on Dragon's Den, and Peter Jones is looking at you with his mouth open ... "
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Sander Rossel wrote: To be fair though, it seems like the peg is just a weather sensor, which is actually pretty useful, cool, and fun. For anyone who does not have access to radio, TV, internet or neighbours.
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: radio, TV, internet That's not as local.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: or neighbours That's not as accurate.
I can't stand small talk about the weather.
Like "it's really nice weather today", first of all I KNOW I AM HERE and second "nice" is different to everyone.
So no, I don't think this 35 C beach weather is nice, I prefer a cold winter's day or a cool autumn's day.
And I really never got those people (like my grandparents) who inform about the weather in The Netherlands while on a vacation
"It's warm and dry here in Germany, but I just got off the phone with X and at home they have rain." WHO CARES!? I'M NOT AT HOME!
Knowing the exact humidity is important though, it helps me keep my plants alive
My previous plants died when the humidity in my house dropped to like 20% for a long period of time (no open windows, lots of heating)
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Sander Rossel wrote: That's not as local. Local enough; you'll get a prediction, not an accurate forecast that's going to vary from mile to mile.
Sander Rossel wrote: I can't stand small talk about the weather.
Like "it's really nice weather today", first of all I KNOW I AM HERE and second "nice" is different to everyone.
So no, I don't think this 35 C beach weather is nice, I prefer a cold winter's day or a cool autumn's day.
And I really never got those people (like my grandparents) who inform about the weather in The Netherlands while on a vacation
"It's warm and dry here in Germany, but I just got off the phone with X and at home they have rain." WHO CARES!? I'M NOT AT HOME! It's 25 degrees outside, so we are having lovely weather today, aren't we?
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: It's 25 degrees outside, so we are having lovely weather today, aren't we? Thanks for sharing this crucial information.
I just put on my warmest vest, I cranked up the heating, and I'm under every blanket I could find.
Of course if you say it's 25 C I guess that's not necessary at all
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Sander Rossel wrote: Thanks for sharing this crucial information. Small talk is never and always crucial. We a social species, and we need to socialize even if there's no crucial information to exchange.
Sander Rossel wrote: I just put on my warmest vest, I cranked up the heating, and I'm under every blanket I could find.
Of course if you say it's 25 C I guess that's not necessary at all 22,7 degrees outside, and it hasn't been freezing during the night - the low was at 13 degrees. Even in Norway, it is still 16 degrees.
Not nearly cold enough for snow or ice
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: For anyone who does not have access to radio, TV, internet or neighbours.
... or a window ...
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(from the video) curious how they are keeping close tabs on granma to make sure she's OKbut havn't thought that she could only just reach the lower shelf of the above kitchen counter cupboards.
"Don't worry granma, if you fall down we'll all know all about it straight after it happens."
"By the way, have you been snacking late at night after your designated bedtime? ... we sensed your fridge door opening and closing quite often after 8pm?"
IOT monitoring the old folks fridge: $50,
IOT monitoring if the old ones fall down: $100,
Making their environment safer: priceless... just too bad mastercard's maxed out on all the IOT.
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Our local council provides the elderly or infirm with a wearable button that autodials a care center that can speak, summon a relative, or send an ambulance depending on what happens after the button is pressed. And has done for decades.
It'd be even more helpful if the elderly or infirm would wear the damn things ...
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Quote: "I look stupid with that thing round my neck"
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My mother took hers off the moment we left the house.
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this must be a April fools joke
..first world problems indeed...
Caveat Emptor.
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You would hope so, wouldn't you?
Sadly, it's not ...
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yeah, but it revolutionizes they way one does laundry!
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I guess that tops mine - the WiFi-connected crock pot I bought yesterday. Nice to know that I can control my slow cooker from my phone, but not really a feature I can't live without. This smart peg takes the cake, though...
Will Rogers never met me.
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Ok that's some dumb sh*t right there.
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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... so I go to FleaBay and Amazon to look for a set of 50 more: I buy 50 off Duracell Industrial, because they last well and loads of things use 'em.
"Hang on", I thought. "£1.99 is rather cheap for 50 AA's".
Then I noticed: pre owned[^]
It would never have occurred to me to sell used non-rechargeable batteries ...
Nope, I'll go with new: 50 off for £15.99. Much more like it.
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Costco? That's where I get mine.
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The End
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Nah, most the cheap ones are low capacity - 1.2Ah or even 0.8Ah instead of 2.7Ah for Duracell. Their "Industrial" range is the same as the consumer ones but in a simpler package, and cheaper - meant for tradesmen.
My local supermarket sells Duracell AA consumer versions for around £1 each!
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Cool - I only need them for remotes or similar.
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