Useless IoT item of the weekend
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This just won't die, no matter how hard I try: people keep inventing square wheels and connecting them to t'interwebs. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: SMALT: The IoT Salt dispenser[^] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
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OH FFS! Really? This is why we can't have nice things. EVERYTHING has to have a battery in it, be rechargeable, and WiFi connected?! It'll be on a few tables for a week and then the land fill! What's next? A :elephant:ing pencil sharpener!?!? Simple things should be left SIMPLE!
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Yeah that was my thought too. Hey come look at my new Smart Salt Shaker. Dumbass! Or the old Ronco commercials...but wait there's more!
I had my patience tested...I'm Negative!
Ronco renamed itself to JML, I suspect! :laugh:
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Yeah that was my thought too. Hey come look at my new Smart Salt Shaker. Dumbass! Or the old Ronco commercials...but wait there's more!
I had my patience tested...I'm Negative!
Do you remember the K-Tel Portable sewing machine?[^]
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Ronco renamed itself to JML, I suspect! :laugh:
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Interesting shot bio on Ron Popeil The Popeil and Ronco Story - YouTube[^]
I had my patience tested...I'm Negative!
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Do you remember the K-Tel Portable sewing machine?[^]
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Yes, my only thought on that at the time was what a piece of junk!
I had my patience tested...I'm Negative!
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OH FFS! Really? This is why we can't have nice things. EVERYTHING has to have a battery in it, be rechargeable, and WiFi connected?! It'll be on a few tables for a week and then the land fill! What's next? A :elephant:ing pencil sharpener!?!? Simple things should be left SIMPLE!
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Dave KreskowiakI agree: I use a mortar and pestle to grind the pepper, then it goes in pinch pots on the table. Much easier to get the amount you want and no :elephant:ing batteries to go flat.
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OH FFS! Really? This is why we can't have nice things. EVERYTHING has to have a battery in it, be rechargeable, and WiFi connected?! It'll be on a few tables for a week and then the land fill! What's next? A :elephant:ing pencil sharpener!?!? Simple things should be left SIMPLE!
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles.
Dave KreskowiakDave Kreskowiak wrote:
OH FFS
I've noticed this phrase here enough times that it's rubbed off on me. I actually used in on a colleague last week. :laugh:
Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
What's next?
I've said for years that some demanding clients expect software to wipe their arse….maybe that's a remote possibility nowadays. :laugh:
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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This just won't die, no matter how hard I try: people keep inventing square wheels and connecting them to t'interwebs. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: SMALT: The IoT Salt dispenser[^] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I need a smart watering can :omg: I just watered my plants, hopefully as I should have. One of my plants is showing signs of not doing so well (but I'm having a hard time recognizing such signs from plants). What I need is a watering can that tells me how much water my plants need, when they need it, if I should add some Pokon, if the plants get enough sun or too much... Surely something like that exists? In fact, a quick Google tells me it does: Freiya Is a Smart Watering Can that May Save Your Plants | Digital Trends[^] I'll have to keep this in mind in case my new plants become as ill-fated as all my previous plants :laugh: But I guess I'm ruining your topic with useful IoT devices. Although it uses BlueTooth, not sure if it's actually IoT...
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I need a smart watering can :omg: I just watered my plants, hopefully as I should have. One of my plants is showing signs of not doing so well (but I'm having a hard time recognizing such signs from plants). What I need is a watering can that tells me how much water my plants need, when they need it, if I should add some Pokon, if the plants get enough sun or too much... Surely something like that exists? In fact, a quick Google tells me it does: Freiya Is a Smart Watering Can that May Save Your Plants | Digital Trends[^] I'll have to keep this in mind in case my new plants become as ill-fated as all my previous plants :laugh: But I guess I'm ruining your topic with useful IoT devices. Although it uses BlueTooth, not sure if it's actually IoT...
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You don't need the watering can connected. You need the plants connected IoT.
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Dave Kreskowiak -
You don't need the watering can connected. You need the plants connected IoT.
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Dave KreskowiakInternet of Plants, or this[^]. You do realize plants are living things, right? They may develop a (group) sentience and start growing us for food :laugh:
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This just won't die, no matter how hard I try: people keep inventing square wheels and connecting them to t'interwebs. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: SMALT: The IoT Salt dispenser[^] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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This just won't die, no matter how hard I try: people keep inventing square wheels and connecting them to t'interwebs. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: SMALT: The IoT Salt dispenser[^] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
WHAT? No Shake Weight incorporation??? You've got to be kidding me! What type of stupid idiot would leave out such basic functionality??? :doh: :doh: :doh: At the minimum, use the power generated to run the other functions when the electricity goes out! And get healthier at the same time! Come on, now! The name is hinted at in the item being replaced - salt Shaker! Dummys! I guess it is time to get into some IoT and make the big bucks.
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This just won't die, no matter how hard I try: people keep inventing square wheels and connecting them to t'interwebs. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: SMALT: The IoT Salt dispenser[^] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
At least, that give us a good laugh! :D
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WHAT? No Shake Weight incorporation??? You've got to be kidding me! What type of stupid idiot would leave out such basic functionality??? :doh: :doh: :doh: At the minimum, use the power generated to run the other functions when the electricity goes out! And get healthier at the same time! Come on, now! The name is hinted at in the item being replaced - salt Shaker! Dummys! I guess it is time to get into some IoT and make the big bucks.
Ah! So! I see the idea, but you aren't taking it quite far enough. You shake a salt cellar to dispense salt, yes? So what this needs is a "shake to charge" system. Given that the dispense is motorised, quarter of an hour of shaking should provide enough charge to dispense salt for one person (and run the WiFi for a while). :-D
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This just won't die, no matter how hard I try: people keep inventing square wheels and connecting them to t'interwebs. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: SMALT: The IoT Salt dispenser[^] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I don't know what's worst... that someone came with the idea... or that it already raised almost $10k
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I don't know what's worst... that someone came with the idea... or that it already raised almost $10k
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Think "dot com" bubble of the 90's, I suspect.
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Think "dot com" bubble of the 90's, I suspect.
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or too many idiots people that don't know when their legs are being pulled want to invest in a emergent business
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Ah! So! I see the idea, but you aren't taking it quite far enough. You shake a salt cellar to dispense salt, yes? So what this needs is a "shake to charge" system. Given that the dispense is motorised, quarter of an hour of shaking should provide enough charge to dispense salt for one person (and run the WiFi for a while). :-D
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OriginalGriff wrote:
...but you aren't taking it quite far enough.
Trust me. I already had plans to take it MUCH further in the production version!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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This just won't die, no matter how hard I try: people keep inventing square wheels and connecting them to t'interwebs. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: SMALT: The IoT Salt dispenser[^] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Useless IoT item The whole thing is useless. Unless they all agree to give it back it's simple, original name "Embedded". :-O
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It's worse than that: "Embedded" software was useful! :laugh:
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