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\u00a0Internet-Enable your Houseplant<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a school of thought that says that plants, like higher animals, have thoughts and feelings. They have an inner voice, and can tell you their life-stories, if only you could speak “plant.” It\u2019s not a difficult language to learn, actually – there are only a few words to contend with, since all they seem to care about is how much water they\u2019re getting. There are no masculine or feminine nouns. Plus, there are no verb tenses, because plants have no concept of linear time.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The original breakthrough was made just a few months ago when the chief scientist at CERN, attempting to converse with a patch of catnip translated through their Milliard Gargantubrain computer, was able to discern “I CAN HAZ TWITTER?” The scientist didn\u2019t quite understand that gibberish, but his granddaughter did, and the Plant Twitter Kit was born.<\/p>\n

Once the kit is assembled, connect it to the Internet through the built-in ethernet jack, jam the leads into the plant\u2019s soil, and subscribe to the plant\u2019s twitter feed. It will\u00a0tell you when it needs watering<\/a>, or\u00a0scold you if you\u2019ve overwatered it<\/a>, and report its status in between. The DIY Plant Twitter Kit comes unassembled, so you\u2019ll have to break out the soldering iron and get to work. Don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s not that difficult to put together, and the satisfaction you get from building your own translation circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n
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