Electronic Gadget Ideas for a New House? 413
pmadden asks: "I'll be building a house this summer (standard straw bale construction, earth plaster, the whole low-tech gig). Naturally, I'll be putting gobs of ethernet in the walls, with drops to the rooms, on the roof, and so on. I'll add wireless too, once it's secure enough to keep all of you out. What gadgets should I plan for, so that I don't have to do a major retrofit? I'll have cables for TPZ cameras, for when they get super-cheap. We'll leave niches for putting in routers and stuff like that. What else? What cool thing will be cheap in a couple of years, leading my wife to ask, 'why didn't you plan for that'? Any recommendations for good Christmas light control systems, and so on?"
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Coffee Maker (Score:2, Funny)
straw? (Score:4, Funny)
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Knock Knock (Score:1, Funny)
Then I'll huff and I'll puff till.....
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Just hope it doesn't happen halfway through your favorite show. I hate it when it does that.
Lots and lots of fat conduit and... (Score:1, Funny)
And you can paint the walls with that wireless blocking paint that will keep most of us "out".
There's a sale on tin foil hats to keep your brainwaves from leaking out too.
Flamethrower perimeter security (Score:5, Funny)
And please put it on a webcam so we can watch.
Re:straw? (Score:5, Funny)
Dry with no moisture, you say? Impressive, but not nearly as impressive as the rare dry with moisture :-)
Erm... (Score:3, Funny)
Do you mean an on/off switch?!
*cough* crazy Americans!
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Don't forget the classics... (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:straw? (Score:3, Funny)
Anyone attemping to use straw for bail will probably soon discover that the government only takes cash or property bonds.
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Considering that the technique isn't that old, you'll have to wait. But constant wind, rain, and earthquakes for 1000 years? Dude, which circle of hell do you live in? :-)