Does anyone get the idea that technology has gone way too far?

[1badbadger]

On 2/10/2017 at 10:51 AM, Groucho Valentine said:

You lost me at GHz...

 

On 2/10/2017 at 0:33 PM, Lihu said:

Actually, my mistake, it was a ceiling mounted PIR sensor that isn't working reliably. Getting a new one installed. 

Nice catch Groucho  

[Lihu]

Okay, I'm getting sucked into this whole Alexa thing.

I setup a few dimmer lights for some color tests in my lab. As opposed to making LED arrays and using various transistors and microcontrollers, I bought a whole mess of wifi dimmers and use Alexa to control some commercially available LED lights with all different colors and assorted white ones with different color temperatures.

This way I can change the setting hands free, and take measurements.

Other than Alexa not understanding some of my co-workers commands and him giving her the finger calling her a b**ch, I was able to teach her all the lighting levels I needed.

I'm currently writing a Python code hack of the light controllers originally written by some Russian or Latvian dude, so I can control them from within my program.

Okay, technology hasn't gone too far, yet. . .