Things we didn’t know existed

This is probably going to be a very short thread when you stop and think about the title. It should probably be titled “things we didn’t know existed but now we do”, but that’s a bit long and not nearly as interesting somehow. Which begs a further question, how can something we don’t know exists be more interesting than something we do know exists even though it wasn’t known to exist for a long time? Furthermore, what if there is something which I know exists and I find really really interesting...and you know of something which you don’t know exists...which is the most interesting? I digress, sorry.

My thing, the item which I didn’t know existed and has inspired this convoluted, and some of you will say ‘quite silly’ OP, is the Smart Plug.

No it’s not a cleverly articulated rhetorical device for recommending ones own book, and not is it some kind of anal attachment for managing rectal incontinence. No, it is neither of those things. A Smart Plug is a thing which you plug into a preselected electrical socket in your home or office and which can connect to your WiFi and allegedly anything electrically powered device which you plug into the Smart Plug can be controlled by you remotely via the WiFi interface. Incredible.

At the moment I don’t have a need for a Smart Plug but now I know of its existence I do feel that the fleeting interest value of the previously unknown Smart Plug has been somewhat diminished by its very existence becoming known to me.

Still another hour before the Football is on TV...

skynet now has access to yer pacemaker

tell me if this tingles

@divegeester
Well, I am on a slightly lower level - I still can't figure out how you can hear a voice from a long distance through a telephone wire. 🙂

@torunn said
@divegeester
Well, I am on a slightly lower level - I still can't figure out how you can hear a voice from a long distance through a telephone wire. 🙂

@divegeester said
This is probably going to be a very short thread when you stop and think about the title. It should probably be titled “things we didn’t know existed but now we do”, but that’s a bit long and not nearly as interesting somehow. Which begs a further question, how can something we don’t know exists be more interesting than something we do know exists even though it w ...[text shortened]... d by its very existence becoming known to me.

Still another hour before the Football is on TV...

So this was about 8 years ago in India, jumping spiders... who knew? Walking along and then *jump*... what did they spider just do? 😲

higgs boson

@lemondrop said
higgs boson

@great-big-stees said
Waaaaay past my intellectual capability. Hell, I have trouble remembering my code to get onto RHP. 😲

@very-rusty said
You have a code? I have a password! 😉 No it isn't "password"!! 😛

-VR

@great-big-stees said
Waaaaay past my intellectual capability. Hell, I have trouble remembering my code to get onto RHP. 😲

@torunn said
I think you have a choice to keep your password 'stored' and access RHP automatically.

@great-big-stees said
See how untechy I am. That would make it soooo easy. Now to figure out how to do that.

I love being "introduced" to musical talent that I didn't before know existed.

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