robots.txt

I just saw this on a forum:

robots.txt is a virtual "keep off the grass" sign.

I like it, and I think it's a fairly apt metaphor. (Especially to explain how it's something that only respectful bots, which have been told specifically to look out for the "sign", will heed, rather than a technical safeguard preventing access.)

Curious about your usernames

So, what's the story of your usernames? What made you pick them, or how did you come up with them?

Also, if you had a free rename token, would you change your username, or are you happy with what you have? (And what would you change it to?)

( here are my answers )