an appendix to pearlofcivilization.net
No Longer Vaporware: The Internet of Things Is Finally Talking | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
“So Sande bought a new gizmo called the WeMo Switch, which connects to the Internet so you can turn on an outlet remotely. It’s also programmable. Using the free web service If This Then That, Sande created a script that monitors information from Yahoo Weather. If the temperature in his neighborhood hits 85 degrees, the fan turns itself on and cools the house.”
Delightful, minus some questionable aesthetics around “purity” vs complexity.
bdsm people have so many skills :)
http://www.openmoney.org/go/cc.html
“One user establishes an account, and creates – “establishes” – a currency, just like opening an email group – pick an short but distinctive name for your currency. Let the other users know the currency name so they can similarly establish an account and register to use that currency. All users who register to use the new currency can trade around on line in a virtual way. “
intriguing.