Side effects of marrying a computer guy
20 Aug
Don’t tell Bobbi, but she’s marrying a computer guy.
She might be too late now, but for all of you people that are considering marrying one, please consider the following:
- All electronic devices in the house will be, in one way or another, synchronized to an NTP server.
- You will need to start using a 24-hour clock, or, depending on the severity of the geekness, learn to read UNIX time.
- There will be no discussion about whether taking one road, or another is better. That’s what Google Maps is for.
- Along with the marriage license, you might be asked to sign an Acceptable Use Policy form.
- If both of you have cellphones, having a landline makes no sense. If anything, you will have to settle for a VoIP line, which might or might not run through an Asterisk box.
- In the event that you do have a landline, then be prepared to have 12-character long voicemail passwords.
- Turning the lights on and off might not be a matter of flipping a switch, since it’s a lot cooler to do it with an X10-enabled remote control (that will also control the movie you’re streaming from your NAS box to your Wii.)
- If it’s not in Google Calendar, it will not happen.
- You will receive gifts, but most of them will come from thinkgeek.com, ebay, or in the form of free computer upgrades (“Happy birthday! I got you more RAM!”)
- Any rumours you hear, will first be checked against the snopes.com list of hoaxes.
- The only cats you’re allowed to have in the house are LOLCATS.
- “Let’s ask Twitter” is a reasonable way to end an argument.
Can you think of any more? Let me know in the comments!
Updates:
- Wes Molebash summarizes this very well on this comic:
[direct link] - @tethamind warns against coding ruby on rails while on your honeymoon flight.
- @tylerwinfield suggest periodic-table art, such as this.
- Oscar recommends INSTEON for home automation.
a humerus representation of the periodic table or of a binary-encoded statement will be considered art
@Tyler – http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsforhim/8a2f/zoom/
why not INSTEON for your home automation needs?
http://www.smarthome.com/_/INSTEON/_/23b/land.aspx
I have this page as my homepage and most of the items are on my wish list. Oh, and I need lots of moola to make my house completely automated. Somehow, this is not “top priority” for Cindy……LOL
I haz a comment.
Regarding “There will be no discussion about whether taking one road, or another is better. That’s what Google Maps is for.”
I have in the past been known to prove Google Maps wrong. Just a thought. kthxbye
@Bobbi – Was this after Kristen’s party?
@Oscar – Request an RFQ from Smarthome, and submit it to Cindy.
@Angel – RFQ was submitted to the board of directors (Oscar and Cindy) but capital funds were not available for this project. Deferred until further notice.
I bought step 1 for this project though…. Insteon capable Harmony remote!
Oh and google maps cannot find my house! I mean come on! mapquest has my street!!! Google FAIL! *sheds tear for google…
@Oscar – Show Cindy this clip – That’ll convince her!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW9FbjjkKo4
Google maps?? I thought you had a GPS instead! Or at least a smartphone (iPhone preferred, since I got my Macbook I am a Mac girl)
@Michelle – Good point. We do have a GPS, but I find it easier to look up two addresses, and then drag the suggested route around.
Also, iPhone? *jealousy waves* sent your way.