Form factors are so important. I'm right in between robots and toasters. I see a building as the form factor for a 100 year computer.
The best illustration of this subtle difference is how I'm contemplating snow and ice management. I have the solid state idea of installing quartz IR lights around the building to control the ice and snow. I also have been working on using de-icing and pre-icing liquids with hopes of getting some droids to take over the physical part of applying the liquids and brushing away the snow.
I have settled on doing both with the building controller acting as the overall manager of the process.
I looked at the posetree.py that the author wrote and linked to and it looks like as good a place for me to start.
Form factor is critical in assigning human names and commumnicating use. I find when organizing a solution to a problem adopting a form factor too early is a hidderence.
The best illustration of this subtle difference is how I'm contemplating snow and ice management. I have the solid state idea of installing quartz IR lights around the building to control the ice and snow. I also have been working on using de-icing and pre-icing liquids with hopes of getting some droids to take over the physical part of applying the liquids and brushing away the snow.
I have settled on doing both with the building controller acting as the overall manager of the process.
I looked at the posetree.py that the author wrote and linked to and it looks like as good a place for me to start.
Form factor is critical in assigning human names and commumnicating use. I find when organizing a solution to a problem adopting a form factor too early is a hidderence.