So...do I really want a house that monitors what I do? I mean...what do I do at home what I want recorded for posterity? Will the Hal 2000 home warn me that I must be getting a cold because I have blown my nose in the bathroom five times in an hour? A really smart house would do well to stay out of my way, not notice what I am up to and just do the house stuff: keep out the weather, the crooks and the animals and keep it about 20 C. Cheap, too.
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portland - May 19, 2004 3:45 PM
imagine this in hal's voice: "al, there's beer in the fridge."
Arthur - May 19, 2004 3:56 PM
keep out the weather, the crooks and the animals and keep it about 20 C. Cheap, too.
I noticed that the more computers I have on, the higher the electicity bill is the next month (D'oh). I wonder what the electricity bill looks like for a house that is well, computer driven.
Alan - May 19, 2004 4:23 PM
But it would say..."Al, you've had three beer inthe last 97 minutes. Isn't that too much?"
portland - May 20, 2004 1:11 AM
and you would say "who's paying the mortgage bitch?"
Alan - May 20, 2004 8:12 AM
And then the house would get all quiet and I'd have to say I was sorry to the house and then things would be ok for a while and then I would start staying out later and maybe go over to friends houses on Saturday night and just never come home and before you know it I would be thinking about getting an apartment...
portland - May 21, 2004 9:26 AM
point taken.