Jaimie's Robot in the Newspaper

[windsunh2o]

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For anyone interested, they can be found at this link (insert link here)

Two thumbs down on this childish article.

Two thumbs up for Jaimie's awesome creations!

[windsunh2o]

I found this article very unprofessional at best. Obviously very hastily thrown together, many poorly-chosen and weak word choices, and insignificant personal information about Jaimie that have nothing to do with the article and actually seem to put him down. Nothing that I would expect to read in a Times article.

Rosenbaum missed a huge detail about Jaimie's project by failing to mention his multiple youtube videos which chronicle this beauty's construction.

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[GeorgeJMcConnell]

When I grow up I just want to be like JMEMantzel!!!!

[LithiumLogica]

The writer had a grudge or didn't give a shit. A shame, too, since this is such a cool project.

[metalWIENERsolid]

"And then you and your robot could live in the desert, out west. You could stride around on its spider legs. Nothing would be ordinary ever again." <<<WTF??!! Sounds like the writer was mad...

[Soifonssmexsbuddie]

Hey! What about the youtube videos! You silly person!

[Tinla1]

It sounds like she was trying to analyze you, as if she was your therapist, very weird article indeed. I like the way you live and what you create, your videos and so on, but I have a question about something Dashaina said "kind of gay" what does that mean? I'm gay so I'm just wondering why that word is being used as something not positive. You seem like openminded people in general, so it kind of surprised me a little to hear a comment like that. Best Martin.

[TheBleuBlurr]

@Tinla1 She probably used gay in the queer sense, as in something odd or unusual (which was the original meaning of the term). Her intonation implied the negative, not her words. Since queer has come to mean homosexual, and people still use queer to mean something unorthodox, other words for homosexuality have been roped into the old meaning for queer. I don't think a person is necessarily implying anything about homosexuality when he describes something as gay or queer, though some people do.

[Misacorp]

How do you get online? Wireless broadband?

[killerbeenl]

I think they way it is written is kinda strange. :P Lets write an article on god and pretend your him ? uhh jeah. I love your vids. It makes me feel i'm not the only "strange" guy with weird idea's. Only thing is that i'm not living my dream like you do, kinda. There are a lot of people who would love to be in your shoes.

[extreeeeeemist]

dude im doing shit like this in nj

[Romashk]

I don't think she meant any harm... Some people dream to live like Jamie, so she written it like you are Jamie... well it felt like that. Too bad she didn't get, that youtube videos are already part of sharing giant robot dream...oh, and t-shirts too :)))

[georgitushev]

I think they disable the "leave comments " option on their website ;^D

[JMEMantzel]

Ha ha. Ya, they did. I guess they got too many negative responses. ha ha

[theproof7]

that was a dumb article... "YOU ARE JAMIE MANTZEL" lol

[JMEMantzel]

ya... I didn't get it. :-P

[JoeBot1234567890]

your asom

[JMEMantzel]

thnx

[mazthestampede]

a very confusing article indeed it did tell the story very...odd..confusingly lol

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, I was confused...... and I knew the story!

[dkeizer05]

"People ask you why you want to build a giant robot. You have a hard time answering. Because — duh, giant robot! "

That was my favorite part of the article. I mean, if you have to ask why a giant robot would be so awesome, could it really be explained to you?

I don't know why the article was written the way it was, it certainly had what more traditional writers would consider faux pas. Either the girl was trying something new or didn't know what she was doing.

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, I'm not sure what happened there. Its like she had a mental block or something. I read one of herr other articles that was a lot better.

[ThirteenthMarine]

And it definately told the story, I now know more about you =)

Quite intresting that you decided to major in art instead of engineering.

[JMEMantzel]

ha ha. ya... some of the stuff isn't even true.  I had spoken with my mom 3 days before the interview.

[babyjesusbutplug]

not really strange at all from what ive heard j say though, with art it teaches you to think outside of the box and take different aproches to problems. this is how we break ground and find new concepts. untill recent times artists and scientists worked closely

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, I totally agree. I'm more of a Davinci time period artist. Art doesn't mean "painting" or "sculpture" to me. It goes right along with science.

[ThirteenthMarine]

The article felt weird to read...

But in some way right, because it was about you =)

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, no kidding. Definitely some weird writing in there. Oh well. The pictures were alright. :-P

[HawaiiSurf10]

i thought the article was kinda lame but what the hell

[JMEMantzel]

ya... me too. :-P

[boomtao]

Hey man, she did write an article on your work! For the same token she would have written about some other dude with a project. A little bit of appreciation goes a long way!

[JMEMantzel]

I understand that. ....however, I can also give an honest opinion. It might have been better if it were more accurate. I do in fact speak with my mother.

I think she was trying to paint me as a nut.

[LocustsOfSteel]

Although it wasn't informative enough, it did give a slightly better emotional look at the distant background of the "silly mad scientist behind the machine".

I give it 3.5/5... Better than no media attention?

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, I agree. better than nothing. My little brother thought it was pretty cool that his big bro was in the paper.

[edjorg]

I tried to comment on the article but it seems like that function has now been disabled. What was with all that amateur psychoanalysis at the end? And no information at all about the robot itself? Lame.

[NAMATHEX]

you're an inspiration.

[trossenrobotics]

You're a hero, man. Don't ever stop, even if sub-par newspaper articles dwell longer on your receding hairline than on your ingenious contraptions.

[JMEMantzel]

ha ha, thanks! Don't worry. At this point I'm in so deep that stopping isn't even a relevant concept.

[fjaw]

You should do a video about the dome. I read about it on your website but a video would be even better.

How much electricity do you have there? Like, enough to power a laptop?

[JMEMantzel]

Oh, ya. Totally enough to power a laptop. I'm planning to do a video up there this weekend. So... like today or tomorrow. I have to remember to grab my camera out of my truck. There's still lots of snow here, so I've been a little slow doing things.

[dantestorment]

I read it in the paper, and I agree with you about its... slight mediocrity. It seems that, especially once you have been subject to journalism, it seems a bit thin. They tend to pad it with wordplay and such, and leave out a bunch of potential cool information.

Well, at least you got some publicity; maybe you'll get more donations.

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, some more donations would be sweet. :-P I'm feeling the need to collect some federal reserve notes.

I wasn't sure about the article, because I often have a tough time judging things that I'm in.

Anyway, ya, its still cool. ...and my little brother got to take the article to 6th grade and brag a little. ha ha.

[gordo4444]

Is it really a trampoline?

[JMEMantzel]

Ya. Well... hmm.. ok, I was sort of planning to do a little video thing of the dome and stuff. So, I'll do that and then it'll be much clearer. I was going to wait until the snow melted, but... I can do the inside now.

[heartofchambermusic]

you people don't have a clue about what is good writing and what isn't. do you even read the newspaper? you're just exhibiting your ignorance.

[JMEMantzel]

Woah. You sound a little hostile there. Are you feeling ok?

Yes, I read the newspaper. In fact I thoroughly enjoyed one of the writers previous articles.

I can't lie and say I thought something was really good if I don't think that, though.

[JMEMantzel]

Woah. You sound a little hostile there. Are you feeling ok?

Yes, I read the newspaper. In fact I thoroughly enjoyed one of the writers previous articles.

I can't lie and say I thought something was really good if I don't think that, though.

[gibbyrockerhunter]

that silly person. dude, did you just call your pretty assistant Mrs. Gibbs? Because ya, GIBBY, Gibbs, that be my name. wow, wierd.

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, I did call her Gibbs. I forgot to call her slave girl. ha ha.

I guess I think its funny because sometimes when I work for people, I jusr refer to myself as slave boy. :-P

Keep up the excellence, Gibby!

[chasenbb]

very bad indeed. i like how they just trailed off at the end with a bunch of "you" visions. and they were way too insulting.

[JMEMantzel]

Hmm. ya. I wasn't sure if it was just me.

[Flalaski]

i left a comment on the article like you said to!

weird article...

[JMEMantzel]

oh, sweet. nice work. :-)

[nomadtoes]

i put up a video with our rabbits -- check it out!

[nomadtoes]

Holy crap, that was terrible. Your brown thinning hair blowing in the wind? What the hell?

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, that was my favourite part of completely irrelevant information. :-P

[roboman79]

true! it was not all that good. :p

[JMEMantzel]

Ya...  oh well. I'll have to write the article myself next time. ha ha

[ricod1024]

Wow, that was a terribly written article. I know this has been said already, but my 13 year old sister can write better than that. But congrats on the publicity! Can't wait for more videos!

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, I was thinking that it was written like my 11 year old brothers first drafts... weird.

[Diphallia]

"hey what about the youtube videos? You forgot about us, silly person"

That was my comment.

[JMEMantzel]

ha ha. nice! Excellent word. :-)

[nauravalokki]

My comment :

Jamie is a big hero here in Finland. We need those giant robutts really bad.

[JMEMantzel]

Aw, sweet.  Maybe I'll have to come over there and build one next. err.... I better get this one done first!

[robotwo]

Newspaper people Write stories like THEY would like 'em , simple as that :| , though i have to congrat on your progress :D

[bots4life]

your house is a dome with a trampoline on the top... you should do a segment on your house.

[JMEMantzel]

Oh... ya. I just got back to my house, I'm working on it. :-P I had to dig my front door out of the snow! ha ha.

[pete3great]

first person newspaper article? ick. local paper i'm guessing.

i started going bald when i was seventeen. it's never bothered me for some reason.

[JMEMantzel]

Ya, I don't really give a crap about my hair. its always stuck straight up, and looked rediculous. ha ha

[Laser114088]

"Just an odd structure of aluminum and steel and plastic." polyurethane, not plastic, bad, bad article, i couldve wrote that and im 14

[JMEMantzel]

Ya. its kinda funny. oh well.

[mgajic]

kinda freaky ... anywho ...

i left a comment as instructed !!! :) greetz

PS: when do you expect to start working on arachnid-spinnning-sliding-wal­king-alumi_thingy again?

[JMEMantzel]

Hmm.... well, I just got my house dig out of the snow. ha ha. I'm hopefully makign maple syrup this week. I'm not sure. a week or 2 I hope..... but there's a lot of snow here!

[lageerf]

weak excuse ... tell you what ..send me some maple syrup (never had any) and i'll forgive ya ... :) hahaha .. just kidding ... good luck with that

meanwhile i'll be looking forward to new vid's ...

[mgajic]

ps: lageerf=mgajic ... aka "me" :)

[RunningForThePhone]

wow your a geek ,thats cool,,,lol funny video

[JMEMantzel]

What? Me?? a geek? Get out.... when did that happen!?

[mesofun]

I didn't understand the article. It was odd. and I told then that. Thanks for the update.

[JMEMantzel]

ha ha. ya, I thought it was odd too. No I'm not sure if it was just me, or it was just you AND me. weirdo. :-P

[Docknowsbest]

Ya, weird article. But any publicity is good publicity, so they say. Oh hey, just a thought, you should remember to put a cup holder in the robot. And maybe a loud speaker to warn the masses of the imminent robutt invasion!

[JMEMantzel]

oh, maybe I'll just get one of those awooooga! horns.

[lawrencecooke]

I'm really enjoying these videos! I was a bit behind so watched 1-16 a week or so ago. But now I'm fully up to speed! Can't wait for the robot to be finished.

Left a comment on the article too!

[JMEMantzel]

sweet. Oh, you guys should copy your article comments here too. sose I know what you said. :P

[kstarsmiles]

UM... Was the newspaper lady mad at you? Did you turn down her advances or something? Was it really a 12 year old posing as a real reporter? That article is ridiculous. I pretty much laughed the whole time I was reading it cause it seems like a 5th grader wrote it. I like the pics though and its still cool your in the newspaper. I'll leave a comment on the newspaper site.