TBF remotely-controlled coffeemakers were a dream of nerds since the eighties if not earlier. I remember reading a fascinated account of some dude who kludged up such remote control in the office kitchen, such that the couple minutes it took him to walk there from his office was the exact time it took the coffee to brew. Of course, this is an everyday thing now.
Oh it goes deeper. I encourage you to read about the Trojan Room Coffee Pot at University of Cambridge. This was, essentially, the invention of the webcam.
I think I’ve read about these too — there’s been a period when I consumed old lore aplenty. Like reading all or at least most of the Jargon File (I’ve had it in the non-linear format of being plugged into actual dictionary software).
I should’ve been more specific. I meant, internet of terrible things.
I’m a big fan of small appliances talking to each other and reporting status and being remote controlled, but not in its current commercial form. And yes, ever since we have had networking, we have had nerds attempting to make small devices talk to each other and do useful things remotely.
TBF remotely-controlled coffeemakers were a dream of nerds since the eighties if not earlier. I remember reading a fascinated account of some dude who kludged up such remote control in the office kitchen, such that the couple minutes it took him to walk there from his office was the exact time it took the coffee to brew. Of course, this is an everyday thing now.
Oh it goes deeper. I encourage you to read about the Trojan Room Coffee Pot at University of Cambridge. This was, essentially, the invention of the webcam.
Also, the Linux Coffee Howto
There is emacs package for that.
And of course mandatory xkcd
I think I’ve read about these too — there’s been a period when I consumed old lore aplenty. Like reading all or at least most of the Jargon File (I’ve had it in the non-linear format of being plugged into actual dictionary software).
I should’ve been more specific. I meant, internet of terrible things.
I’m a big fan of small appliances talking to each other and reporting status and being remote controlled, but not in its current commercial form. And yes, ever since we have had networking, we have had nerds attempting to make small devices talk to each other and do useful things remotely.