[rescue] Packrat Purity Tes

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 09:45:24PM -0500, Steve Sandau wrote:
> > To be fair about this question, I have long thought that would be a great
> > > place to put a computer.  Perhaps a small laptop or something..  I mean,
> > > what else is there to do with your time in there?  The *only* reason I
> > > don't have one in there now is my wife's utter refusal of it.  She spends
> > > more time in there than I and I think it's her non-computer haven since
> > > it's the only room in the house without one.
> > 
> > Have your considered building one into the wall?  Maybe something
> > that can be voice controlled and/or used with a wireless keyboard?  What
> > would the practical use of this be?  I don't know, maybe you could install
> > a house wide MP3 playback system, and then use being able to control
> > music while taking long bathes as the selling point for the terminal
> > in the bathroom.  Just remeber, you need something that doesn't clash
> > with the decor.
> 
> Voice controlled is *scary*. How woud it *possibly* interpret the sounds
> there? Call 911??
> Yikes!

No no no.  It listenes for things like, "Butler, please play something calmer",
or "Butler, how about some Beethoven piano pieces?".  Other wise it politely
ignores the sounds, although perhaps it should take note to turn the fan
on when the person leaves.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd