Botanicalls Twitter DIY: “By Brady Forrest

Botanicalls, the project that lets your plants let you know when they need water (Radar post), has expanded beyond their Asterisk-based voice system. Now you can learn how your plants are doing with a DIY kit that lets them Twitter you. The system uses Arduino, the open-source board featured in Making Things Talk. The instructions they’ve included are very detailed; this looks like a great starter project if you’ve been thinking about experimenting with Arduino.

You’ll be able to see the project in person at ETech during our Wednesday evening ArtsFest.

Extra, Extra

• Scotland Yard is hunting a knife-attack suspect after a mother was brutally stabbed to death on Wickham Street in Vauxhall while on her way to work this morning.

• According to a new poll “One in six Londoners admits moving seats on the bus or Tube to avoid a passenger they believe may be Muslim.” Depressing reading.
• The ‘stupidly massive city bonus’ debate is reignited by bond trader Luis Marti-Sanchez who’s demaning his rightful £5m from his employer (oh to have those kind of problems).
• The Times reports that ‘normal’ property-seeking Londoners are having to resort to hiring ‘buying agents’.
• The Guardian reckons we might struggle to follow Beijing’s 2008 Olympic spectacular.
• A book of condolence for croc hunter Steve Irwin has been opened at Queensland House. Australia is talking about a state funeral!

Image of Poured Lines mural by Ian Davenport, courtesy of hedgiecc via the Londonist flickr group (more mural details on the image page).

(Via Londonist.)

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