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From: Joerg on 15 May 2010 19:05 D Yuniskis wrote: > Hi Joerg, > > Joerg wrote: >> Nope. We tend to use such monies in more useful ways. For example as a >> donation to Guide Dogs for the Blind, after getting a trainee dog that >> had to be realeased because of a medical condition and that my wife >> then got through the therapy dog test. Now the two are serving Alzheimer > > The training that guide dogs undergo is *amazing*! > Also, the relationships they have with their "masters" (:<) > is "complicated". Folks often think it's on a par with > that of "dog and owner" and end to forget that these > are *service* animals. I.e., if your *dog* (pet) "does something > wrong" (misbehaves) it's an "inconvenience"; if your GUIDE DOG > screws up, it could be your *life*! :-/ > >> patients (wife went to training yesterday, with dog, also costs a >> fee), nursing homes, schools, libraries and so on. There is no >> monetary ROI but it's rewarding in many other ways. >> >> Now I don't write this to brag, just so that (hopefully) someone reads >> it and thinks about doing something similar. Tons of opportunities. > > Even a donation to pay for *food* for the animal while > in training, etc. can make a difference! (costs a fair > bit of effort to train a guide dog. they aren't like > "widgets" that you can mass produce...) > > Kudos to you and your wife for "making a difference"! Thanks. We just came back from a memorial service and had the therapy dog with us. Can't leave her in the car because it's sunny. Amazing, she even followed the rituals like standing up when all the people were, settling down again when the people did. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Joerg on 15 May 2010 19:06 Nico Coesel wrote: > Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> Jim Thompson wrote: >>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:29:08 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Charlie E. wrote: >>> [snip] >>>>> IIRC, Jennic has a development kit and modules that are not too >>>>> expensive, like $500 for the dev kit... >>>>> >>>> Hmm, no pricing on the site: >>>> >>>> http://www.jennic.com/products/modules/jn5148_modules >>>> >>>> But it's just bare modules. When designing I don't really need that and >>>> $500 just for home automation will raise a flag with SWMBO, just like a >>>> $500 handbag would with me :-) >>> Cheapskate! You mean your wife has no Coach purse? >>> >> Nope. We tend to use such monies in more useful ways. For example as a > > OTOH buying a bag helps a few kids in Asia to fill their bellies. > Sending money to an organization where you can be sure that >80% of donations make it to the recipients in the form of food and medication helps a lot more. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: krw on 15 May 2010 19:54 On Sat, 15 May 2010 15:55:41 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >> On Sat, 15 May 2010 11:30:02 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:29:08 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> > >[...] > >>>>> What body public needs is reliable and UL-certed modules to replace >>>>> light switches, that unlike X10 _are_ CFL-compatible, and that >>>>> preferably don't cost more than the magic barrier of $19.99 plus tax at >>>>> the hardware store. >>>> So you want your light switches Internet connected? ;-) >>> >>> All I want is something like X10, but something that in contrast to X10 >>> actually works in a reliable fashion. >> >> I've never had one go *phut*. OTOH, I don't use them often anymore (Christmas >> lights, etc.). Reliable enough for heat? No, but they've certainly been >> reliable enough for odd lighting and my pool pump (a couple of decades ago). > > >We had almost a dozen go kaputt over the years. Not by blowing up by by >becoming erroneous or dead. The early switches liked to eat fusable links (easily reparable) when light bulbs burned out, but other than that I don't think I ever lost one. >I would never trust my pool pump to that >sort of "system". Why? If the pump runs (or doesn't) for a day or two the loss is insignificant. It was easier than crawling under our back porch. ;-) >Eventually we quit replacing so some day X10 will be gone from our house >via attrition. We replaced all of ours, except for a few appliance and lamp modules, by moving.
From: Joerg on 15 May 2010 20:00 krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: > On Sat, 15 May 2010 15:55:41 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 11:30:02 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:29:08 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>> >> [...] >> >>>>>> What body public needs is reliable and UL-certed modules to replace >>>>>> light switches, that unlike X10 _are_ CFL-compatible, and that >>>>>> preferably don't cost more than the magic barrier of $19.99 plus tax at >>>>>> the hardware store. >>>>> So you want your light switches Internet connected? ;-) >>>> All I want is something like X10, but something that in contrast to X10 >>>> actually works in a reliable fashion. >>> I've never had one go *phut*. OTOH, I don't use them often anymore (Christmas >>> lights, etc.). Reliable enough for heat? No, but they've certainly been >>> reliable enough for odd lighting and my pool pump (a couple of decades ago). >> >> We had almost a dozen go kaputt over the years. Not by blowing up by by >> becoming erroneous or dead. > > The early switches liked to eat fusable links (easily reparable) when light > bulbs burned out, but other than that I don't think I ever lost one. > Here they became "deaf", turned themselves on at odd hours, didn't let you turn off anymore, etc. Just poor quality. >> I would never trust my pool pump to that >> sort of "system". > > Why? If the pump runs (or doesn't) for a day or two the loss is > insignificant. It was easier than crawling under our back porch. ;-) > Ours has a good old mechanical timer. Those easily last half a century (one is from 1970). Just a drop of oil every few years. Problem is if the pump doesn't come on but the sweep booster does then the booster pump will eat itself up and make a huge mess in the pool house. [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Nico Coesel on 16 May 2010 08:43
Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Nico Coesel wrote: >> Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:29:08 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Charlie E. wrote: >>>> [snip] >>>>>> IIRC, Jennic has a development kit and modules that are not too >>>>>> expensive, like $500 for the dev kit... >>>>>> >>>>> Hmm, no pricing on the site: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.jennic.com/products/modules/jn5148_modules >>>>> >>>>> But it's just bare modules. When designing I don't really need that and >>>>> $500 just for home automation will raise a flag with SWMBO, just like a >>>>> $500 handbag would with me :-) >>>> Cheapskate! You mean your wife has no Coach purse? >>>> >>> Nope. We tend to use such monies in more useful ways. For example as a >> >> OTOH buying a bag helps a few kids in Asia to fill their bellies. >> > >Sending money to an organization where you can be sure that >80% of >donations make it to the recipients in the form of food and medication >helps a lot more. IOW: Buy from Dealextreme.com instead of Mediamarkt, Wallmart, Fry's, etc, etc. I don't know any organization that helps people efficiently. Over here the anual door-to-door collection result is barely enough to pay the director's salary. -- Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply indicates you are not using the right tools... nico(a)nctdevpuntnl (punt=.) -------------------------------------------------------------- |