Neil installed a smart doorbell that recognized regular visitors.
It learned the postman, his sister and the neighbour who borrowed tools.
One evening, the doorbell announced that the neighbour had returned.
Neil opened the door, but nobody was standing there….
Neil spent a week teaching the doorbell names.
The postman became POSTMAN. His sister became CAROL. The neighbour became TONY BORROWING SOMETHING.
Tony objected to the label.
Neil changed it to TONY DEFINITELY RETURNING SOMETHING.
The doorbell worked perfectly. It sent a message when parcels arrived and ignored the cat after Neil explained that the cat did not need to ring.
One evening, the speaker said, Tony has returned.
Neil opened the door. The step was empty.
He checked the camera. Tony was not there.
The announcement came again.
Tony has returned.
Neil walked around the house and found nobody.
Then he noticed his ladder leaning against the wall. It had vanished from his garage three weeks earlier.
Tony called from behind the hedge.
Your doorbell is very clever.
Neil looked at the ladder.
It recognized you?
No, Tony said. It recognized your property.
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