Comments on: The CBC Can Now Control Your Dishwasher http://www.insidethecbc.com/the-cbc-can-now-control-your-dishwasher/ The official blog of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:31:08 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Paul Mcgrath http://www.insidethecbc.com/the-cbc-can-now-control-your-dishwasher/comment-page-1/#comment-29287 Paul Mcgrath Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:59:27 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=3922#comment-29287 Hi Bob, I don't think humans can tune in, for one the signal is inaudible, and second it's not voice it's data. Nevertheless there are ways to get an electrical 'weather report' for instance I recently signed up for the Toronto Hydro smart meter program which shows the usage in my house by day, and explains how much electricity I'm using at peak or off peak periods, and when those period are. Additionally some provinces provide the provincial demand picture online, for instance <a href="http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/siteShared/demand_price.asp?sid=ic" rel="nofollow">this</a> is Ontario's current electrical usage, you can see the peak and off-peak periods there. Hi Bob,

I don’t think humans can tune in, for one the signal is inaudible, and second it’s not voice it’s data. Nevertheless there are ways to get an electrical ‘weather report’ for instance I recently signed up for the Toronto Hydro smart meter program which shows the usage in my house by day, and explains how much electricity I’m using at peak or off peak periods, and when those period are.

Additionally some provinces provide the provincial demand picture online, for instance this is Ontario’s current electrical usage, you can see the peak and off-peak periods there.

]]> By: Bob Jonkman http://www.insidethecbc.com/the-cbc-can-now-control-your-dishwasher/comment-page-1/#comment-29264 Bob Jonkman Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:24:26 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=3922#comment-29264 Can we humans tune in? I'm very interested in seeing what sort of information is being sent about the electrical grid. If I can get the electrical weather report, I could, f'rinstance, do my laundry at off-peak times even without a sentient washing machine. --Bob. Can we humans tune in? I’m very interested in seeing what sort of information is being sent about the electrical grid. If I can get the electrical weather report, I could, f’rinstance, do my laundry at off-peak times even without a sentient washing machine.

–Bob.

]]> By: Tom Baker http://www.insidethecbc.com/the-cbc-can-now-control-your-dishwasher/comment-page-1/#comment-29034 Tom Baker Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:59:47 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=3922#comment-29034 Yes, ratings will be 350% as CBC's The Currant Bun goes through the roof with all the fridges ("Is your fridge running?" ha-ha), toasters, coffee pots and hair dryers listening to AnnA MariA TremontI in the morning for secret instructions. Those poor benighted soules who listen to private radio have to crawl out of the Matrix to turn on their coffee maker, toaster etc. Yes, ratings will be 350% as CBC’s The Currant Bun goes through the roof with all the fridges (“Is your fridge running?” ha-ha), toasters, coffee pots and hair dryers listening to AnnA MariA TremontI in the morning for secret instructions.
Those poor benighted soules who listen to private radio have to crawl out of the Matrix to turn on their coffee maker, toaster etc.

]]> By: Paul Mcgrath http://www.insidethecbc.com/the-cbc-can-now-control-your-dishwasher/comment-page-1/#comment-29013 Paul Mcgrath Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:21:43 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=3922#comment-29013 Julian, that's exactly it. the dishwasher will have a built in receiver, so not only will it be able to listen for data on the electric grid, but it can also tune in to the current everyday. just joking, it won't listen to the current. Julian, that’s exactly it. the dishwasher will have a built in receiver, so not only will it be able to listen for data on the electric grid, but it can also tune in to the current everyday. just joking, it won’t listen to the current.

]]> By: Julian Dunn http://www.insidethecbc.com/the-cbc-can-now-control-your-dishwasher/comment-page-1/#comment-29010 Julian Dunn Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:08:48 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=3922#comment-29010 Interesting idea, but wouldn't your radio need to be turned on 24x7 in order for this to work? On the other hand, maybe dishwashers could come with built-in FM receivers... now THAT would be amusing. Interesting idea, but wouldn’t your radio need to be turned on 24×7 in order for this to work?

On the other hand, maybe dishwashers could come with built-in FM receivers… now THAT would be amusing.

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