25 points
Automation Part 1 by Lizard Boy
January 19th, 2007 11:52 PM
The times which are listed as xx00 are just things that happened in that hour, because I don't have a good guess as to what minute it happened. Also used for things that are fairly continuous, and happen lots of times, including in that hour.
0645: My alarm goes off.
0711: My computer starts up, and opens the GAIM login screen.
0815: A classroom projector displays notes during a classmate's presentation.
0935: The SF0 Daemon e-mails me to let me know I have a new message.
1018: The water pressure in the pipes makes the toilet flush.
1148: As I take a plate off the top of a stack, a spring underneath the stack pushes the rest of the plates up a little.
1240: A cell phone call is routed to the phone of someone I'm trying to locate.
1344: My refrigerator turns on, keeping the food inside cold.
1458: Gmail saves a draft of an e-mail I'm writing, making sure I don't lose my work.
1500: Flipping a light switch connects wires such that the lights in my room turn on.
1632: My web browser saves the data about a tab i accidentally closed, allowing me to restore it quickly.
1713: The heater in a friend's room, sensing that the room is cold, warms me, who is sitting on it.
1845: The tray return in the dining hall takes the tray and plates I was using where they need to go.
1900: Fans cool my computer, keeping it from overheating.
2000: I push a button on my pencil, which advances the lead.
2100: When I open a PDF it opens in Firefox, my preferred PDF viewer.
2200: I poke a friend, who jumps and yelps in a very satisfying way.
2352: I submit this task, and am given points for it.
Bonus stuff for the hours I wasn't awake:
GAIM constantly tells me who is away from their computer.
The card swipe at the dining hall takes a meal off my account.
Plants photosynthesize, releasing oxygen that I breathe and indirectly feeding me. (Not necessarily for, but definitely to, my benefit.)
My brain (if I may consider it separate for the moment) continually processes sensory data and filters it for importance before it comes to my conscious attention.
The campus mail server forwards all my e-mail to my preferred address.
Card swipes around campus unlock doors for me.
0645: My alarm goes off.
0711: My computer starts up, and opens the GAIM login screen.
0815: A classroom projector displays notes during a classmate's presentation.
0935: The SF0 Daemon e-mails me to let me know I have a new message.
1018: The water pressure in the pipes makes the toilet flush.
1148: As I take a plate off the top of a stack, a spring underneath the stack pushes the rest of the plates up a little.
1240: A cell phone call is routed to the phone of someone I'm trying to locate.
1344: My refrigerator turns on, keeping the food inside cold.
1458: Gmail saves a draft of an e-mail I'm writing, making sure I don't lose my work.
1500: Flipping a light switch connects wires such that the lights in my room turn on.
1632: My web browser saves the data about a tab i accidentally closed, allowing me to restore it quickly.
1713: The heater in a friend's room, sensing that the room is cold, warms me, who is sitting on it.
1845: The tray return in the dining hall takes the tray and plates I was using where they need to go.
1900: Fans cool my computer, keeping it from overheating.
2000: I push a button on my pencil, which advances the lead.
2100: When I open a PDF it opens in Firefox, my preferred PDF viewer.
2200: I poke a friend, who jumps and yelps in a very satisfying way.
2352: I submit this task, and am given points for it.
Bonus stuff for the hours I wasn't awake:
GAIM constantly tells me who is away from their computer.
The card swipe at the dining hall takes a meal off my account.
Plants photosynthesize, releasing oxygen that I breathe and indirectly feeding me. (Not necessarily for, but definitely to, my benefit.)
My brain (if I may consider it separate for the moment) continually processes sensory data and filters it for importance before it comes to my conscious attention.
The campus mail server forwards all my e-mail to my preferred address.
Card swipes around campus unlock doors for me.