“Also, the more I think about a roomba, the more I’m convinced an owner needs to be in control of a vacuum. What if you break a glass and need to vacuum that area? Do you just set the roomba down near by and hope for the best?” — This is an excellent question. (via katiebakes)It’s a problem. I’ve also been having a problem with my Roomba getting stuck on the sloped white base of my Ikea-made Saarinen Tulip knock-off table. The combination of the white color and the sloped nature of the base mean that the Roomba doesn’t avoid it — it doesn’t register as an obstacle — but then the slope catches it in such a way that the wheels can’t get traction.
I have to figure out how to fix this problem. Other than this one issue, though, I love the Roomba. It’s wonderful to hit a button when leaving the apartment and come back to clean floors. Wonderful.
To Katie & Elizabeth: You could build a cage! (see lifeofbk or tristn)
To Mike: Maybe line the edges of the sloped base with colored tape. Depending on the sensitivity and location of the Roomba sensors, you might be able to get away with something that is barely-to-un noticeable.
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thedailywhat:
Space Photo of the Day: On Novermber 14, 1984, NASA astronaut Dale Gardner strapped on his Manned Maneuvering Unit, stepped off the Space Shuttle Discovery, and proceeded to float fifty meters away, untethered, through the vast emptiness of space, to retrieve a wayward satellite which needed to be hauled back to earth.
Like a space-boss.
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like a space-cowboy.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kug9ufYfCg1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
