[RoosterRedux]

The reason I say this is the future is merely because I remember buying an Apple 2e which was only used to shoot down a lot of starships and record a few pitiful recipes.

Eventually, PC's and Apples became user friendly and, well, here we are...Freeping to our heart's content.

Arduino is the user friendly aspect of the marriage of cheap hardware and your own easily written code.

This is the next stage in the computer/robot evolution.

When the internet of things hits the world, your local plumber and mechanic (perhaps even you) will be installing it locally...using something like Arduino.

We can create and install our own home security systems, create our own robot to mow our lawns and clean our houses.

[nopardons]

We got an IMB PC, as soon as they came out. This was NOT my doing; I had absolutely NO interest in it at all. THERE WAS NOTHING ON LINE BACK THEN, THAT WAS WORTH A DAMN!

Then, in very early '98, I discovered this site and you bet I learned and learned fast how to us a WebTv and then a laptop. I'm still NOT any good on the big computer and though much better than I once was, with using a mouse, I still stink at it.

I don't want to build a robot, do NOT want a drone, I hire people to fix things,we've had a security system since we built this house, have gardeners, and NO machine, on its own can/shall ever be able to polish silver like a human being can.

[Cronos]

I’ve been teaching this to my 9 year old. This is definitely the future