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Those with doctorates in artificial intelligence are never the best stewards of houseplants. Programmer Bryan Horling says he's killed whole swaths of greenery inside and outside his rural western Massachusetts home. But at least one plant will survive, thanks to a computer-controlled plant watering system -- a simple network of plastic tubing and an aquarium pump to keep the Wandering Jew plant in his living room alive.

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Comments (2)

jezuch ·
Geeks love cacti!
Sander_Marechal ·
Better: I have a girlfriend who loves plants :-) It makes maintenance so much easier...

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