Artificially Intelligent Thermostat Automatically Creates a Climate Schedule for You
Programmable thermostats help save money by resetting the temperature when homeowners are asleep or away. But setting them up can be painstaking, and 89 percent of users never get them out of manual mode. The Nest thermostat requires almost no setup and teaches itself when to adjust the temperature.
It starts by building a schedule. For the first week, users change the temperature normally. The Nest notes their preferred at-home temperature, say 72°F, and also determines appropriate “away” temperatures—60º in winter and 80º in summer, for example. To account for conditions outside, the Nest checks the weather over Wi-Fi, and its indoor humidity sensor tells it when to kick in the fan for comfort. If everyone leaves, a motion sensor signals the processor to activate the away setting.
Even small tweaks can save cash. A change of a single degree from the preset program can reduce power consumption by 2 to 5 percent. The Nest also has a ZigBee wireless chip, so it can work with smart meters to turn on the A/C or the furnace when energy is cheapest.
Read more at: http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2011-12/artificially-intelligent-thermostats-learns-adapt-automatically
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Remains of 274 Troops Reportedly Dumped in Virginia Landfill
WASHINGTON — A published report says the remains of many more U.S. troops have been dumped in a landfill than the military originally acknowledged.
The Washington Post says the incinerated partial remains of at least 274 troops were sent to a Virginia landfill.
The report was based on database information at the Dover Air Base mortuary, where the remains of most war dead return.
The families of the dead authorized the military to dispose of the remains respectfully and with dignity. They were unaware of the landfill dumping, and Air Force officials told the newspaper they have no plans now to alert the families.
Military policy or regulations did not formally authorize the practice. The mortuary has handled the remains of more than 6,300 troops since 2001.
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Full story at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/08/remains-274-troops-reportedly-dumped-in-virginia-landfill/
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Mount a Nook in Your Dash to Control the Stereo and Monitor Your Engine
If you have always wanted to mount your tablet into your car’s dashboard for a futuristic audio player and engine monitoring tool, XDA Developers forum member craigbru has put together a guide for installing and mounting a Nook Color.
Nook In Dash
Using a jailbroken Nook, he has a step-by-step guide to mounting the tablet and integrating it with his stereo and Bluetooth OBDII reader so he can monitor the engine and play music. He uses a few tricks to make it work, including making a custom power supply mount, repurposing an iVault stereo mount, and making it easy to remove and install with a quick release cradle. His guide walks you through how to install it in a Jeep, but it’s open enough you could use the premise with nearly any car and tablet. Hit up the link below for his guide in the XDA Developers forums.
Nook install in a Jeep Wrangler | XDA Developers Forums via Hack A Day
Orignal article: http://lifehacker.com/5865064/mount-a-nook-in-your-dash-to-control-the-stereo-and-monitor-your-engine