Join this traveling robot on his adventures. He thinks he has seen it all, but has he really?
Part 24: Wash This Code
Lately I’ve been buying more recycled and used goods when I want a new look. Not all purchases were great but most of the products made me happy.
Reusable and washable items are this week’s goal. I employ a tiny cleaning robot-drone that takes care of the maintenance of my bodies. I programmed him to clean, test and polish my accessories at regular intervals. For him, it doesn’t matter which washcloth he uses. I entrusted the washing part to someone else because the maintenance robot does not have the limbs needed to operate the washing machine.
I also try to give something back to the robot community: when I retire one of my possessions, I first offer them for free to my closest friends and colleagues. If they’re not interested – I don’t understand why they say I don’t have style – I put them up for sale at a second-hand webshop. They may not be according to the latest fashion, but they can still come in handy. Other robots, however, do not always share my love of reuse; they prefer to buy the latest models. That’s something I understand for software, but not for sunglasses and the like.
Mini Me loves sunglasses. I bet he has hundreds of them. He buys one as a souvenir whenever he travels (this year is good for minimalism!). He found a way to keep these sunglasses from obstructing his vision: he put fake eyes under his camera. Clever guy. Looks funny, though. No matter the season, he wears sunglasses. To quote him, “The sun shines even in winter. Try to look beyond your own country [Netherlands]. Wink wink wink.”
Just as I started using washable wipes to clean, I now make my code ‘washable’. I even renamed the factory reset button to ‘wash this code’. I offer this code as open source but with a much fancier name. My platform ‘Washable Code’ allows you to wear my code. Just slip it on like a coat. You can pimp it all you want and when you’re done with it you can easily wash your improvements off. Hang it out to dry for the next robot. Just be sure to remove any personal lines that can be traced back to you. When you turn in the code with enhancements, you can put your initials next to my logo.
Because I love this idea so much, I will tell Kim to rebrand WheretoKim as follows:
- Wear this travel itinerary.
- Don’t worry. I’ve washed this book review thoroughly so there are no spoilers.
- Want a tailored experience? No problem.
- Let us know in the comments section if you make any useful enrichments.
- I have washed all these stories for you, so wear them comfortably!
