Bravo or BS

Task

  1. Read this list of “top ten benefits” for automating your home.

  2. Watch the Kickstarter video about the LIFX bulb. (If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, read a bit about it, too.)

Objectives

  1. Start thinking about home automation and home sensing.

  2. Imagine the parties you could throw with a computer-controlled light bulb.

Reflection and Rumination

Take a stand. Your position statement’s title is:

Home Automation: Bravo! or Bullshit!

Your position statement should be no more than 300 words long, and it should take a stand. We’ll discuss and explore ideas surrounding home sensing and home automation throughout the term, but for now, let’s be brief and arbitrary. If you want to use facts, good. If you want to appeal to emotion, great. Just think about the position you want to take, and why you feel that way at this time, and put it in writing.

PS. If you find the title offensive, you may adapt the wording. Or, I am happy to chat about the use of language and discuss the harm words may or may not cause, but I expect you to be informed before we begin the discussion.

Submission

I should remember to create a place to paste your response into Moodle. Please remind me if I don’t.