in reply to Das Email Blinkenlight

X10 technology is actually cool. It's their marketing that sucks. When there's a problem with any of my servers, I play a loud klaxon sound and have x10 turn on a red "police light" strobe to get my attention.

-Lee

"To be civilized is to deny one's nature."

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Re: Das Email Blinkenlight
by Reverend Phil (Pilgrim) on Nov 20, 2002 at 17:50 UTC
    I may be completely off my rocker here, but I was under the impression that 'x10' was just a protocol name for interacting with objects through your power lines (somewhat limited to on/off, though I could be wrong on that). And the x10 advertising you're referring to sounds like those evil little pop-up ad cameras that have marked the boom of that annoying internet advertising trend. Perhaps they are 'x10 enabled' in some fashion, and are using that as their company/product name. *shrug* Anyone more versed in this? Am me confused, or is them are?

    -=rev=-
      x10 is a technology for signaling over power lines. There are x10 products that aren't made by X10 Ltd, but I do believe X10 Ltd (which I belive is x10.com) has most of the patents on the technology. more info

      -Lee

      "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."