Turning My Passion/Hobby into a Business Made Me Hate It

Re:Turning My Passion/Hobby into a Business Made Me Hate It by brianpan on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @03:10PM (#36591291)

This is how I felt when I got one of the original Roombas. It's great if you don't like vacuuming but really like robot cleaning and maintenance.

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Re:Turning My Passion/Hobby into a Business Made Me Hate It by lostlogin on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @03:23PM (#36591456)

I like trying to reseat it on the charger multiple times per day.

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Re:Turning My Passion/Hobby into a Business Made Me Hate It by no_butterscotch on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @05:51PM (#36592968)

is this still a problem?

I had a Roomba 10 years ago and that was the usual problem I had with it. That and having to pick up a rug so it wouldn't get caught.

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Re:Turning My Passion/Hobby into a Business Made Me Hate It by kelnos on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @04:29PM (#36592138)

Hah! Fortunately they've gotten a bit better now.

But instead of spending my time vacuuming, I instead spend my time picking stuff up off the floor that will get the robot stuck.

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Re:Turning My Passion/Hobby into a Business Made Me Hate It by wildrhythms on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:07AM (#36598637)

Yup. By the time you've gone around and meticulously picked up anything that might upset the Roomba you might as well have just rolled a vacuum behind you and done it yourself.

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Re:Turning My Passion/Hobby into a Business Made Me Hate It by thaway_thaway34 on Friday July 07, 2023 @07:39PM (#36639709)

I have had a Xiaomi robovacuum for 3 years, and it works without any part change to this day. Robovacuums came a long way.

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