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That is a super cool idea! Kinda sad that it doesn’t make much sense outside of a very particular use case scenario. Much more practical to mount a potentiometer to the wall for any sort of fixed installation.

It might be cool adapt for a mobile office setup where you’re only present in one location for a few days but still want some automated creature comforts.




Cf. https://dynamicland.org/

> Dynamicland is a nonprofit research lab creating a humane dynamic medium.

> What that means is a way for real people in the real world to explore ideas together, not just with words and pictures, but with computation.

They're doing stuff like that.




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