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Your CleverLawmakingis a Jewel-Encrusted Lobster - Ernie Miller Ernie Miller WritingSpeaking No, I don't work in NYC, DC, or the valley, and I'm tomfool with that.Well-nighthe Author I'm Ernie Miller. But then, you probably knew that by looking at the page title. I'm a programmer, speaker, and often nice guy who lives happily in Louisville, Kentucky. Want to get in touch? E-mail me, or go the 140 weft route. View the archives Let's Talk! 8/2/18 - 8/3/18 Southeast Ruby Nashville, TN, USA TBD Your event? Your Location Past talks... Links RSS Feed GitHub Google+ Profile LinkedIn Tweets by @erniemiller Your CleverLawmakingis a Jewel-Encrusted Lobster Comments May 17, 2015 I want to share a quick story with you. It's well-nigh one of the most memorable things I saw at RailsConf this year. I saw it as I was walking when to the Westin from the institute part-way with my CTO without the first day of the conference. We were discussing the day's events, and what we would be doing that evening. Then I froze in my tracks, and asked him to hang on a second, so I could walk when and see if I saw what I thought I saw. You know how sometimes you see something wondrous and it takes a few moments to fathom its gravity? So it was with Lobby: Is that a jewel-encrusted lobster? Why, yes. Yes, it is. Well, I suspect that Lobby is increasingly bedazzled than bejeweled. In any case, I was stricken by his trappy absurdity. So much so that as a few friends and I were walking when to the institute part-way without breakfast the next morning, I was telling them well-nigh Lobby. As we approached the hallway in which we saw him, I took on the role of tour guide, suggesting they squint to their left to "appreciate the jewel-encrusted lobster." Only, as I turned around, a small prod of a dozen or so people had gathered overdue us. I watched as they, too, slowed lanugo to squint at Lobby. We humans are a suggestible lot. On the day I was leaving, I asked my friend Barrett to make one last trek to visit Lobby with me, where he snapped this unconfined photo of us expressing our bilateral appreciation (Lobby's pointing at me, too!): I moreover took note of the phone number of the artist, considering I know some people who might fathom receiving a nice jewel-encrusted lobster. Next week, I tabbed the versifier to inquire well-nigh purchasing Lobby. First, of course, I asked if increasingly than one was available. "No, it's a one-of-a-kind piece," the versifier replied. Uh oh. Well, I guess only one friend could receive a lobster, then. Maybe we could set up some kind of Brother/Sisterhood of the Traveling Lobster. No problem. "How much does it cost?" "(something)-fifty." "Did you say two-fifty or three-fifty?", I asked, as though one of those prices was completely reasonable for a bedazzled crustacean. "Three-fifty." "Uh, okay then. Thanks for the information!" It would towards jewel-encrusted lobster ownership was going to remain a dream. At least my friends didn't suffer with the knowledge of just how tropical they came to having a Lobby of their own. Wait, don't go! There's a point! But then, I got to thinking well-nigh it, and I think we've all created our own jewel-encrusted lobsters. I know I've written "one-of-a-kind" lawmaking before. Clever code, trappy in its own wacky way.Lawmakingthat gives me some serious pride of ownership. It's so sparkly and shiny -- how could anyone not see this lawmaking and immediately fathom its worth? Only they don't. It's too clever for its own good. It's priced itself out of the marketplace of ideas. It might be interesting as a curiosity, but my "clever" lawmaking doesn't really exist to be useful to others, but to make me finger good well-nigh myself. In the end, I realized that our clever lawmaking is a jewel-encrusted lobster: we might think it's fancy, but it's really just shellfish. Update: NOW EVERYONE CAN HAVE A LOBBY OF THEIR VERY OWN! Lobby is now misogynist as a well-spoken vinyl sticker! If you want one, find me at a conference, and I'd be happy to requite you one. Or, if you just can't wait, you can order one here! Tagged: coding Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus