red hat?

[Ric Moore]

On 04/16/2012 03:31 PM, jdow wrote:
> On 2012/04/16 12:18, fred smith wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:37:33AM -0700, jdow wrote:
>>> On 2012/04/16 07:28, fred smith wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:04:45AM +0100, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
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>>>>> On 04/13/2012 06:40 PM, jdow wrote:
>>>>>> It might help if you washed them once and awhile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> {O.O} (You should know by not I lurk here and NO good
>>>>>> straight-line is safe.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Washing tends to make them fall apart faster, not slower (intense
>>>>> mechanical agitation and all that ;).
>>>>
>>>> I would think dry-cleaning would be the proper way to do it, no?
>>>
>>> I don't think I've ever tried to get a tee-shirt dry cleaned. It MIGHT
>>> work. Dry clean is a third best to actually washing the clothing in a
>>> suitable detergent. (Best is a phosphate bearing detergent if you can
>>> find one with phosphates in it and really want clean. Ditto for dish
>>> washing, too. That's once a year whether they need it or not, right?
>>> <Sigh - hoists a glass saluting the good old days!>)
>>>
>>> Now, how can we tie this back to Linux? Anybody made a Fedora controlled
>>> washing machine? Why not?
>>
>> tying back to RH: I was specifically thinking of the red fedora when I
>> suggested dry cleaning.
>
> A yes. That would be appropriate, methinks.
>
> (Now I need a little Raspberry PI to monitor the washing machine and drier
> so it can send a wireless message to the computer room telling me the
> laundry
> is done. I like that idea I tossed off at random.)

We computerized huge laundry operations and the owner liked the fact 
that he could be on his sail boat using his laptop watching the fill 
valves open, drain valves dump and the chemicals being pumped, total run 
time and costs from a live HTML page. Nice little niche market. :) Ric



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