I rather like garage doors that don't have to be manually opened in the
rain, a car that is warm to get into- first thing on a Winter's morning,
to know what is in my huge freezer and what is reaching its "use by"
date, to run a bath without standing over the taps and burning/freezing
my hand and gets the temperature right and stays at that temperature,
doorlocks that lock themselves at night - so I don't have to go and
check in my jim jams, lights that switch on when needed and off when
not, etc, etc...


I'd much rather spend a little bit of time once than have to put up with
some thing as it is, year after year after year... YMMV.




I've always been in a bit of a split. On one hand I like things to be
simple and elegant, I like older cars, basic appliances, that sort of
thing, but on the other hand electronics, mechanics, engineering, etc is
what I've always been most passionate about and I love to play with
technology, new or old, and have always been attracted to fancy gadgets
if only to marvel at the engineering. I can certainly do without things
like cell phones, PDAs, and other junk that will be a distraction but I
like modern conveniences, particularly if I've built them myself.