Hi everyone! I've been MIA from blogville for a while. I'll be back soon to do a proper update. I just want to put up this story that I stumbled on today from the Telegraph news site:
Blogging plant posts daily news on its mood
A potted plant that posts daily news on its mood and health is believed to be the world's first botanical blogger.
Midori-san, which lives on the counter of a Japanese café, writes regular updates with the help of sensors attached to its leaves.
The detectors pick up electronic signals on the surface of the plant, which responds to light and human touch.
The data is then combined with weather and temperature information and translated into chatty blog posts using a computer algorithm.
"Today was a sunny day and I was able to sunbathe a lot... I had quite a bit of fun today," it wrote on October 16 from its cafe in Kamakura, near Tokyo.
A more recent entry was less perky: "It was cloudy today. It was a cold day."
Satoshi Kuribayashi, part of the team at Keio University behind the project, said that the aim was to reveal something of the hidden internal world of plants.
"We were initially interested in what plants are feeling and what they are reacting to where we can't see," he said.
Midori-san is a hoya kerrii, which are more commonly called "sweetheart plants" because of their heart-shaped leaves.
It joins a blogosphere that is thought to have several hundred million members across the world. More blog posts are written in Japanese than either Chinese or English, according to a 2007 study.
Interesting stuff! lol If you can read Japanese, check out the blog here: http://plant.bowls-cafe.jp/index.php
Have a great evening!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
"Phone-versation"
I've been quite busy in the last week, hardly doing anything apart from going to work, attending my classes and a bit of writing here and there. I'm looking forward to something to break the monotony. Maybe a party, a holiday or some great news. Fingers crossed...
I was in a taxi the other day and the driver received a call on his mobile. He's not allowed to put the phone to his ear whilst driving, so he put the call on speakerphone and the following conversation ensued:
Cab Driver: Hello?
(There was this very excited female voice on the other end)
Excited Voice: Hi Rob! Guess what night it is!
Cab Driver: It's Friday night. Does that mean it's my turn to buy the coffee and donuts?
Excited Voice: No! It's Donald's turn. But that's not why I'm calling!
Cab Driver: Ok, so what's the reason for your call?
Excited Voice: I asked you to guess what night it is!
Cab Driver: I don't know, you tell me.
Excited Voice: It's Traffic Light Night!!!!!
(At this point I was curious too and I listened with interest)
Cab driver: What's that then?
Excited Voice: You know, Red, Amber, Green!
Cab Driver: That's good, so you know your traffic lights.
Excited Voice: No, it's for the party tonight!
Cab Driver: Oh the party?
Excited Voice: Yeah, it's the dress code! You wear Green if you are on the pull and you are hoping to meet someone, Amber is if you are not sure but you are open to offers and Red is a definite No, No, No!
(I'm thinking this is fascinating)
Cab Driver: Oh right, so what time does the party start?
Excited Voice: It starts at 10 o'clock. All of us are going, so are you coming?
Cab Driver: I'm still on the beat, but I'll finish in an hour.
Excited Voice: Great! We'll be at the bar. So what will you be wearing?
Cab Driver: I don't know yet, but I'll go home and get changed and meet you there. Just make sure there's coffee and donuts.
Excited Voice: Okay!! Byeeee!!
LOL! I thought that dress code is a brilliant idea. I repeated the conversation to hubby and after we had a laugh over it, he said if he got an invitation to that party, he would wear green just to confuse people. I said I would turn up in Amber. I think some guys would go for the girls wearing Red just for the challenge....
Hope you enjoy the rest of your week!
I was in a taxi the other day and the driver received a call on his mobile. He's not allowed to put the phone to his ear whilst driving, so he put the call on speakerphone and the following conversation ensued:
Cab Driver: Hello?
(There was this very excited female voice on the other end)
Excited Voice: Hi Rob! Guess what night it is!
Cab Driver: It's Friday night. Does that mean it's my turn to buy the coffee and donuts?
Excited Voice: No! It's Donald's turn. But that's not why I'm calling!
Cab Driver: Ok, so what's the reason for your call?
Excited Voice: I asked you to guess what night it is!
Cab Driver: I don't know, you tell me.
Excited Voice: It's Traffic Light Night!!!!!
(At this point I was curious too and I listened with interest)
Cab driver: What's that then?
Excited Voice: You know, Red, Amber, Green!
Cab Driver: That's good, so you know your traffic lights.
Excited Voice: No, it's for the party tonight!
Cab Driver: Oh the party?
Excited Voice: Yeah, it's the dress code! You wear Green if you are on the pull and you are hoping to meet someone, Amber is if you are not sure but you are open to offers and Red is a definite No, No, No!
(I'm thinking this is fascinating)
Cab Driver: Oh right, so what time does the party start?
Excited Voice: It starts at 10 o'clock. All of us are going, so are you coming?
Cab Driver: I'm still on the beat, but I'll finish in an hour.
Excited Voice: Great! We'll be at the bar. So what will you be wearing?
Cab Driver: I don't know yet, but I'll go home and get changed and meet you there. Just make sure there's coffee and donuts.
Excited Voice: Okay!! Byeeee!!
LOL! I thought that dress code is a brilliant idea. I repeated the conversation to hubby and after we had a laugh over it, he said if he got an invitation to that party, he would wear green just to confuse people. I said I would turn up in Amber. I think some guys would go for the girls wearing Red just for the challenge....
Hope you enjoy the rest of your week!
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