Rowboat

More soon, just finishing up I, Robot and I, Rowboat.

Yatterings » Why doesn’t my brain hurt? – mutterings about Cory Doctorow’s latest collection 2007

But I loved the first two -- I prefer my Doctorow in short bits, and found I, Rowboat amusingly recursive.

REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #24 edited by Gardner Dozois 2007

A Rowboat must obey all commands and steering input given by its human Rower, except where such input would conflict with the First Law.

Row, Row Row, I, Row-Boat 2006

A Rowboat must obey all commands and steering input given by its human Rower, except where such input would conflict with the First Law.

June 2006 2006

Interestingly, some commenters have pointed out that a similarly-named story, "I, Rowboat", appeared at parody site The Onion. here's a brief excerpt of The Onion's Three Laws Of Rowboatics:

Row, Row Row, I, Row-Boat 2006

A Rowboat must preserve its own flotation as long as such preservation does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Row, Row Row, I, Row-Boat 2006

A Rowboat may not immerse a human being or, through lack of flotation, allow a human to come to harm.

June 2006 2006

Interestingly, some commenters have pointed out that a similarly-named story, "I, Rowboat", appeared at parody site The Onion. here's a brief excerpt of The Onion's Three Laws Of Rowboatics:

June 2006 2006

Dear “Rowboat and Coffee” – Thank you for your critique.

Think Progress » VIDEO: David Corn Confronts Rove On Lying About Plame Leak 2006

A Rowboat must preserve its own flotation as long as such preservation does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

June 2006 2006