Amishrobot

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Mark wrote:

Seriously, do it!

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/liveaboard-retired-tugboat-for-sale-053869

12:01 PM, Josh wrote:

Oh my gosh!

Now you are seriously regretting your SF move! I will buy the tugboat and store it for you until you get out here.

12:01 PM, Mark wrote:

Um, couldn't I just buy it and sail it down here?

12:11 PM, Josh wrote:

Wow, you really don't understand boats do you? She was designed for Pudget Sound water. Once you got her down off the coast of California she would immediately sink.

Landlubber!

12:13 PM, Mark wrote:

Really?

12:16 PM, Josh wrote:

No.

You should buy it and sail it down there smoking a pipe all the way. That would be the best thing ever.

12:22 PM, Mark wrote:

So it wouldn't sink? Because for a minute, I was trying to gauge your seafaring knowledge. Here is my scorecard:

REASONS JOSH MIGHT KNOW WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT

1. He has lived in a port town for a few months now, and probably hangs out with crusty old sailors.
2. He does own a peacoat
3. He correctly referred to the boat as "she"
4. He called me a landlubber

REASONS JOSH MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT

1. He is really tall, and probably wouldn't last long on open water
2. I think his peacoat is from someplace like Gap, which is not super authentic
3. He does not have a beard. That seems sort of key.
4. He is a liar

12:50 PM, Josh wrote:

I admire your methodical approach towards establishing my credibility. Another easy way would be to check out my profile card on tugboatr.com

I attached a screenshot for you.

Posted by Josh at 02:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I cannot tell you how badly I would like to punch the person who decided that the “Integrity Checkpoint Agent” should constantly animate to display my network activity. If you designed it, do the right thing, and punch yourself.

All day long my eye darts over to see what that movement is and it is NEVER something I need to pay attention to. I am not a network admin or a security consultant or downloading torrents at work. Your app has NO importance to me. And yet, there it is, blinking away constantly, “Look at me! Look at me!”

Ignore the flashing camera icon, that is just SnagIt telling me that it is recording - feedback that was actually useful to me.

Posted by Josh at 06:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Inspired by Gilbert’s link, I decided to try asking my kindergartner to finish some proverbs. Though at times he seemed to just be attempting to rhyme, I think you will find deep wisdom here.

Better to be safe than…sorry

Strike while the…you are strong

It’s always darkest before…day

Never underestimate the power of…stress

You can lead a horse to water but…it will drink that water

Don’t bite the hand that…plays the band

No news is…perfect

A miss is as good as a…mister

You can’t teach an old dog new…tricks

If you lie down with dogs, you’ll…get peed on

Love all, trust…all

The pen is mightier than the…pin

An idle mind is…blank

Where there’s smoke there’s…a fire

A penny saved is…worth more

Two’s company, three’s…cheese

Don’t put off till tomorrow what…you need to do

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and…die

None are so blind as…mice

Children should be seen and not…be mean to them

If at first you don’t succeed…keep moving forward

You get out of something what you…need

When the blind leadeth the blind…they get lost

Better late than…really late

Removed one that was getting too much attention

Posted by Josh at 02:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

There is always a lot of debate about the value of allowing comments on a blog.

On the Pro side you have things like:

• Comments foster community.
• Comments allow readers to add valuable insights to a top
• Comments are what makes a blog a blog

On the Con side:

• …

Dang, I can’t even think of any cons to allowing comments! I mean, just look at this comment left just a few minutes ago by an Amishrobot reader from Houston Texas:

A new comment has been posted on your blog Amishrobot, on entry #809 (Pregnancy is Really Hard).

IP Address: 76.203.153.169
Name: heyy
Email Address: ohh@yahoo.com
URL: http://y

“your pathetic of course think of your child and wife stop feeling sorry for your self……She is pregnant suffering way more than you do. oh yeah one thing get over it!!!!!!!!!!!”

Comments rule!

Posted by Josh at 09:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

http://twitter.com/amishrobot

http://amishrobot.tumblr.com/

Posted by Josh at 08:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Entirely his own doing.

Posted by Josh at 06:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Entirely his own doing.

Posted by Josh at 12:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)