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Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length
as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. It would place matching items in piles on top of the bed and empty a basket in less than ten minutes. A short 'training' session would allow it to create sort criteria. It would make a separate pile of items that don't match any of the 'trained' categories and automatically re-sort from that pile to segregate items that were part of a 'double' or 'triple' grab set during the first sort. Items that still do not match would be placed back into the basket. The user would elect to re-sort further or train the machine for newer categories. It would stow under the bed at the foot or the sides and be powered using a universal input switcher. It would retail for ~$350.00 US (Mid 2011 dollars) in high - end retail stores. Please post when your YouTube demos are ready. Thanks! --Winston |
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"Winston" wrote in message ... Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. It would place matching items in piles on top of the bed and empty a basket in less than ten minutes. A short 'training' session would allow it to create sort criteria. It would make a separate pile of items that don't match any of the 'trained' categories and automatically re-sort from that pile to segregate items that were part of a 'double' or 'triple' grab set during the first sort. Items that still do not match would be placed back into the basket. The user would elect to re-sort further or train the machine for newer categories. It would stow under the bed at the foot or the sides and be powered using a universal input switcher. It would retail for ~$350.00 US (Mid 2011 dollars) in high - end retail stores. Please post when your YouTube demos are ready. Thanks! --Winston Would you consider paying a weekly fee for my wife, without the upfront cost? She's very good at that sort of thing. -- Ed Huntress |
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Ed Huntress wrote:
(...) Would you consider paying a weekly fee for my wife, without the upfront cost? She's very good at that sort of thing. Ed, I couldn't afford what she is worth. Though I *could* set up a telepresence manipulator and have people log in from all over the world to http://www.sortmylaundry.com What could possibly go wrong? --Winston |
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"Winston" wrote in message ... Ed Huntress wrote: (...) Would you consider paying a weekly fee for my wife, without the upfront cost? She's very good at that sort of thing. Ed, I couldn't afford what she is worth. Though I *could* set up a telepresence manipulator and have people log in from all over the world to http://www.sortmylaundry.com What could possibly go wrong? Some of those people could be colorblind, or their monitors could be out of whack, and your red socks and green socks could all come out brownish-gray socks. But they'd still be socks. Whether their new color matters depends upon your sartorial requirements. Do you have a brown suit? Or do you wear brown shoes with your gray suit? (I did that for a wedding on Saturday. It made me queasy.) -- Ed Huntress --Winston |
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"Winston" wrote in message ... Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. Does it have to understand English? |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
wrote in message ... Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. Does it have to understand English? Can I ask a machine to do what I cannot? --Winston |
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Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message ... (...) What could possibly go wrong? Some of those people could be colorblind, or their monitors could be out of whack, and your red socks and green socks could all come out brownish-gray socks. That's a reasonable trade-off! Where do I sign? But they'd still be socks. Whether their new color matters depends upon your sartorial requirements. That's like wearing two teeshirts so the holes don't line up, yes? Do you have a brown suit? Or do you wear brown shoes with your gray suit? (I did that for a wedding on Saturday. It made me queasy.) 'Suit' you say. 'Suit'..... I've heard that word before. 'Sorry, can't quite place it. --Winston |
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:20:21 -0700, Winston
wrote: Jim Wilkins wrote: wrote in message ... Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. Does it have to understand English? Can I ask a machine to do what I cannot? You not only can, Winnie, my friend, but you may! -- Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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"Winston" wrote in message ... Ed Huntress wrote: wrote in message ... (...) What could possibly go wrong? Some of those people could be colorblind, or their monitors could be out of whack, and your red socks and green socks could all come out brownish-gray socks. That's a reasonable trade-off! Where do I sign? But they'd still be socks. Whether their new color matters depends upon your sartorial requirements. That's like wearing two teeshirts so the holes don't line up, yes? Ah, yes.... Do you have a brown suit? Or do you wear brown shoes with your gray suit? (I did that for a wedding on Saturday. It made me queasy.) 'Suit' you say. 'Suit'..... I've heard that word before. 'Sorry, can't quite place it. You need to stop into Ed's Den of Sartorial Splendor some time. We'll fix you up. -- Ed Huntress --Winston |
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Ed Huntress wrote:
(...) You need to stop into Ed's Den of Sartorial Splendor some time. We'll fix you up. "You're going to like the way you look; Ed guarantees it." --Winston |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:20:21 -0700, wrote: Jim Wilkins wrote: (...) Does it have to understand English? Can I ask a machine to do what I cannot? You not only can, Winnie, my friend, but you may! Then I shall. --Winston |
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"Winston" wrote in message ... Ed Huntress wrote: (...) You need to stop into Ed's Den of Sartorial Splendor some time. We'll fix you up. "You're going to like the way you look; Ed guarantees it." --Winston Jeez, you have him out there, too, huh? Not the best suits. But they'll press your suit for free at any of their stores. This can be handy when you're on the road. -- Ed Huntress |
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On 7/13/2011 10:12 AM, Winston wrote:
Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. It would place matching items in piles on top of the bed and empty a basket in less than ten minutes. A short 'training' session would allow it to create sort criteria. It would make a separate pile of items that don't match any of the 'trained' categories and automatically re-sort from that pile to segregate items that were part of a 'double' or 'triple' grab set during the first sort. Items that still do not match would be placed back into the basket. The user would elect to re-sort further or train the machine for newer categories. It would stow under the bed at the foot or the sides and be powered using a universal input switcher. It would retail for ~$350.00 US (Mid 2011 dollars) in high - end retail stores. Please post when your YouTube demos are ready. Thanks! --Winston Call these guys. Have your credit card ready. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy5g33S0Gzo |
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DougC wrote:
(...) Call these guys. Have your credit card ready. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy5g33S0Gzo Interesting. That task is about 100 x more complicated than the one I have in mind. Thanks! --Winston |
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Ed Huntress wrote:
(...) Jeez, you have him out there, too, huh? 'Ubiquitous' George? Oh yeah. He is *everywhere*. Not the best suits. But they'll press your suit for free at any of their stores. This can be handy when you're on the road. More useful than a tire rotation, potentially. --Winston |
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:46:55 -0700, Winston
wrote: DougC wrote: (...) Call these guys. Have your credit card ready. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy5g33S0Gzo Interesting. That task is about 100 x more complicated than the one I have in mind. They prolly get a couple hundred times more money than you offered, too. Fair dinkum, mate. From the same YouTube page, this little gal appears to have more uses than she lets on. wink,wink,nudge,nudge,knowwhatImean? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKUaVzf3Oqw -- Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:14:24 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Winston" wrote in message ... Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. Does it have to understand English? No, just Spanish invectives like "Un otro chingando camiseta?" -- Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:12:08 -0700, Winston
wrote: Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. It would place matching items in piles on top of the bed and empty a basket in less than ten minutes. A short 'training' session would allow it to create sort criteria. It would make a separate pile of items that don't match any of the 'trained' categories and automatically re-sort from that pile to segregate items that were part of a 'double' or 'triple' grab set during the first sort. Items that still do not match would be placed back into the basket. The user would elect to re-sort further or train the machine for newer categories. It would stow under the bed at the foot or the sides and be powered using a universal input switcher. It would retail for ~$350.00 US (Mid 2011 dollars) in high - end retail stores. Please post when your YouTube demos are ready. Thanks! --Winston That sounds like a "Wife". Usually available with several other useful features. You can find them available in high-end retail stores. Dave |
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On 07/13/2011 08:42 PM, Winston wrote:
lid wrote: On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:12:08 -0700, wrote: (...) Please post when your YouTube demos are ready. Thanks! --Winston That sounds like a "Wife". Usually available with several other useful features. You can find them available in high-end retail stores. Dave OK, lemme just download a couple video demos... hang on.. OMG! (Blush!) --Winston If, after a while, you entertain the idea to upgrade your machine (Wife, version 1.0), I can verify for you that the upgrade is expensive as version 1.0 doesn't stop requiring maintenance fees even tho version 2.0 is now installed. The upgrade is survivable, I'm on version 4 myself. There are several good writeup about this in Google's storage areas. technomaNge -- Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. -- Robert J. Sawyer With that in mind, I'd like to thank all those assholes in my killfile. |
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technomaNge wrote:
(...) If, after a while, you entertain the idea to upgrade your machine (Wife, version 1.0), I can verify for you that the upgrade is expensive as version 1.0 doesn't stop requiring maintenance fees even tho version 2.0 is now installed. The upgrade is survivable, I'm on version 4 myself. A good friend of mine has been between V. 1.0 and V. 2.0 for quite a while now. It's been excruciating for everyone involved. SWMBO and I are crazy about everyone in his family and we are saddened to think of the pain they are all suffering. But I Digress. --Winston |
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On Jul 13, 8:12*am, Winston wrote:
Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks. It would place matching items in piles on top of the bed and empty a basket in less than ten minutes. A short 'training' session would allow it to create sort criteria. It would make a separate pile of items that don't match any of the 'trained' categories and automatically re-sort from that pile to segregate items that were part of a 'double' or 'triple' grab set during the first sort. Items that still do not match would be placed back into the basket. The user would elect to re-sort further or train the machine for newer categories. It would stow under the bed at the foot or the sides and be powered using a universal input switcher. It would retail for ~$350.00 US (Mid 2011 dollars) in high - end retail stores. Please post when your YouTube demos are ready. Thanks! --Winston You don't need a machine to sort the laundry, what you need to do is get 3 or four containters each the size of one load of laundry. Bin #1 is for whites that get washed in hot water and possibly chlorine bleach. Bin #2 is for shirts and other misc perma press. Bin #3 is for your blue jeans and towels. Bin #4 is if you sort differently like greasy work clothes or something. Now it is just a matter of tossing the dirty garment into the correct bin when you get done with it. For bin #2 you might have an overhead bar that you could hang the shirts and slacks on when you remove them from the dryer. The other bins might have sections that you could do a rough sort when removing them from the dryer like one section for socks, one for shorts and a third for t-shirts. My biggest tip is to buy all the same brand and color socks. This way you don't have to hunt for matching sock. Next, why fold underwear? Unless you like to spend your time sorting and folding, it makes no difference when you wear it. Hanging jeans seems to me to be quicker than folding and unfolding also. |
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