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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by chosenbreed37 on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:22AM (#23830272)
This sounds like a good idea. As you said it doesn't have to cover all scenarios.

I'm happy with our Roomba. We don't have any dogs but is it really that bad!? :-)

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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by Izkata on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:16AM (#23831543)
Consider the Pooptastrophe (also known as the Poopocalypse): https://cheezburger.com/897029/dogs-roomba-please-consider-t...
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by treis on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @08:42AM (#23831168)
Can confirm that Roomba running over dog poop is a bad way to start the day
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by stevesimmons on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @10:52AM (#23832635)
Yes it is that bad.

Two months ago, my partner vacuumed up fox poop. No idea why he thought it was a good idea. We realised it wasn't when the soft, sticky debris coated the inside of the vacuum cleaner's flexible hose. :(

The smell only improved after I cleaned every internal crevice. Including submerging the crinkly part of the hose in a half-full bath and pulling through a sponge three or four times.

We still have to put deodorant beads inside the vacuum cleaner bag.

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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by leetcrew on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:40AM (#23831815)
it's the kind of thing that only has to happen once for you to remember it forever.
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by aptwebapps on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:27AM (#23830302)
Oh, I don't have either, I was just using that as the canonical example.
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