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RickZeeland wrote: never ever buy a CI+ module for your TV!
FTFY 
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My daughter sent an iRobot vacuum for my other half, said it was the cat's meow (?). Being the brow beaten medically challenged person I am, I quietly installed it. Now I spend half my you tube time chasing and kicking it to make sure it goes where I want it and NOT getting stuck under the bed or lost in the dining room chairs.
I think it is a plot to make me exercise my hip and keep the dog moving.
 
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
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stoneyowl2 wrote: chasing and kicking it to make sure it goes where I want it
My understanding is that it needs to map out your place, then it'll figure out how best to deal with obstacles. If you're "kicking it" and moving it yourself, you're really working against it.
My dad has one and thinks it's "too slow", as he's spending 2 hours watching it go, which IMO is counterproductive. The idea is that it shouldn't need anyone's "supervision" and frees you up to do other stuff.
Can't imagine he would have much faith in a self-driving car.
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Maybe so, but I get tired of sadly beeping when it gets stuck among the dining room chairs, then gives up with a final sad little beep. I agree it will eventually figure things out, but I wish my daughter had sprung for a more expensive model 
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
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How about this model?[^]
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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I suspect that one's out of most people's budget.
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I have one of the earlier generation Roombas, with no wifi or app to deal with. It got stuck under the dining room table a handful of times before I just started placing the chairs upside down on the table (padded chairs, glass top, so no fear of scratches, etc.) I usually do so when sweeping and mopping manually, so I just made that part of the pre-cleanup routine. It does a good job and rarely has issues. The maintenance is pretty straightforward too.
"Rex" has been quite the assistant.
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I actually admit that it does the job overall very well. My mother-in-law chases after it at times, cussing it in Spanish, but that is just because it means she doesn't have to sweep the floor.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
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Is this the same as the classic "iVacuum cleaner"?
MadTV: The iRack[^] (old classic, so old that teenagers of today won't understand a word of it... Not the real point, that is).
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There's an interesting alternative, or perhaps a corollary to it's care and feeding. My wife insists on the kitchen floor having a color and pattern that hides dirt.
Actually, it works too damn good. Often, if you drop something, it's "gone" in plain sight. If it's not very tiny then a bright flashlight at an angle will cause it (and, alas, other mystery objects) to cast a shadow and enhance visual location. Bare feet are also a good way to find things - similar to finding loose Lego if you have kids.
Anyway, it's very energy efficient - put down the floor and it starts working immediately with no external power requirements
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We use one of "Kobold" and to be honest, I am pretty happy with it.
I clear a bit the floor in the room is going to process, activate it and close the door behind me while I go doing other stuff...
It is slower than me, yes, but it is still saving me time, because I only have to clear the obstacles and that's less than two minutes and I would need to do it anyways if I clean myself.
At the very beginning I stayed to see it working a couple of times, to see how it performs and how good it is at avoiding things.
I must say, it surprised me doing a nice path calculation and keeping track of position.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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We have one, a shark such n' such
It's just like bringing a cat home from the shelter.
"What's it doing now?"
"I think it's under the bed"
"Oh, Oh, Here it comes... now it's in the bathroom"
And so forth.
It's trained now but yeah the early days with one in the house is a bit unnerving.
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We got the latest and greatest one (yeah, sure). I think it went stupider with time. For the first time, I would really suggest:
- Clean up the floor for wires and cables and toys (if you got kids). Make sure there are no crayons lying around. They get stuck and color the whole floor.
- Do a mapping run a couple of times so it learns where things are
- Do not walk into its path. It gets scared and behaves weird.
Cleaning wise, since it is "D" shaped, it is better than circular ones. But I have also seen, sometimes it misses some parts. I found selecting zones* for cleaning better than selecting rooms.
*You can create zones in a room like counter, dining table, carpet, whatever, and that is better cleaned that simply selecting kitchen.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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When you punish your pet rock, have you hit rock bottom?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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And if a rock had a son, would he name him Chip?
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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That or "Pebbles" 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Perhaps, but if an old block had a son, he would definitely be named Chip
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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At least you haven't taken them for granite.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I am disappointed you said "rock" twice, you are normally pretty good at avoiding duplicate words.
Must be a Monday thing.
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It's a bit slate to discipline the tot at this point, although slap-a-durea one or twice could make them a shining example. Hopefully, amorphous topic for now.
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A marbelous reply.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Yes, it was rather igneous. There's a lava options still available if your up to it.
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I can't lime this one, sand over it?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I don't want to hear another crack out of you.
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