Comments on: I, for one, welcome our new roomba overlords http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/ Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:29:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Luis Villa’s Blog / glowing, gushing followup on my merely positive roomba review http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-25010 Luis Villa’s Blog / glowing, gushing followup on my merely positive roomba review Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:01:15 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-25010 [...] I had a positive roomba review a few weeks ago. I humbly submit that that review was wrong. What should have happened was a totally raving, [...] [...] I had a positive roomba review a few weeks ago. I humbly submit that that review was wrong. What should have happened was a totally raving, [...]

]]> By: Luis Villa’s Blog / my blog: the Q&A for law firms and other interested parties http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24931 Luis Villa’s Blog / my blog: the Q&A for law firms and other interested parties Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:52:01 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24931 [...] mix of things- some technology, some law, some in the overlap of law and technology, and quite a bit of personal information- [...] [...] mix of things- some technology, some law, some in the overlap of law and technology, and quite a bit of personal information- [...]

]]> By: philwilson.org: Robot love http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24919 philwilson.org: Robot love Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:44:35 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24919 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] love Even after Luis Villa's latest paean, I am genuinely not sure whether I could buy a Roomba. The thought of it slowly making its way from [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] love Even after Luis Villa’s latest paean, I am genuinely not sure whether I could buy a Roomba. The thought of it slowly making its way from [...]

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24916 Luis Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:18:08 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24916 Evan: I actually tried to force it to run over cords last night, and then set it loose in a room with all kids of loose cords, fabric and light rugs, and had no problems at all. The old machine would have been a mess in the same circumstances. I'm actually very impressed now. Evan: I actually tried to force it to run over cords last night, and then set it loose in a room with all kids of loose cords, fabric and light rugs, and had no problems at all. The old machine would have been a mess in the same circumstances. I’m actually very impressed now.

]]> By: Evan http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24914 Evan Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:04:11 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24914 I don't own one myself, but this video seems to agree with your theory that the newer model is not any better at running over chords: http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/hd-video-roomba-560-vs-discovery/ I don’t own one myself, but this video seems to agree with your theory that the newer model is not any better at running over chords:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/hd-video-roomba-560-vs-discovery/

]]> By: Author http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24906 Author Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:11:32 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24906 Awesome, Luis, thanks a lot. We (my wife and I) are having serious issues with vacuuming on schedule, and thinking about a technological solution to the social problem. Awesome, Luis, thanks a lot. We (my wife and I) are having serious issues with vacuuming on schedule, and thinking about a technological solution to the social problem.

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24903 Luis Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:21:19 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24903 I bought the 530. I bought the 530.

]]> By: Jose Celestino http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24901 Jose Celestino Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:06:15 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24901 What model have you bought ? My Roomba Discovery SE died some time ago, I ordered a battery but that doesn't seem to be the problem. The clean solution is to buy a new one, they're not all that expensive nowadays. What model have you bought ? My Roomba Discovery SE died some time ago, I ordered a battery but that doesn’t seem to be the problem.

The clean solution is to buy a new one, they’re not all that expensive nowadays.

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24899 Luis Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:35:52 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24899 I mean "any time span less than daily', which is about how often I roomba when the roomba is working. (And yes, when I was a college student pre-roomba, I probably vacuumed only monthly.) I mean “any time span less than daily’, which is about how often I roomba when the roomba is working. (And yes, when I was a college student pre-roomba, I probably vacuumed only monthly.)

]]> By: erik http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24898 erik Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:34:15 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/08/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-roomba-overlords/#comment-24898 "100% traditional vacuum that happens monthly" only monthly?!!? OMG Everything would be horribly dirty. You meant to write weekly? “100% traditional vacuum that happens monthly” only monthly?!!? OMG

Everything would be horribly dirty. You meant to write weekly?

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