Apparently I wrote and published this (privately) on 12-15-2006.  That’s a long time ago, and just serves to remind me how old ol’ Sbot! is. In the sake of transparency, I’m re-posting it.

Let’s take a trip back, long, long ago. Before Einstein, before the dinosaurs. Let’s go back to the night Shambot was born. . . Well here we are. It seems like only a few months ago, I was hanging out with Joel and he said to me “Tim, what should the name of the new website be?” Now I’d heard a lot of really good ones, some that were funny, some that sounded bad-ass as all hell, and some that were just plain rediculous. But, I was there at the time, not anyone else who had come up with those ideas, so I tolds him: “Joel-io, ma man. It can only be one thing. It’s got to be SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMBOT!”
He laughed, which was the intent. I had screamed “Shambot” before. Normally when my keen detecting sense sensed a hoodwink, some shenanagins, or perhaps, most aptly a SHAM. I some how know when underhanded buisness is a foot. And let me tell you, I’ll have none of it. Unless I’m doing it. Then it’s just fine. Just fine indeed.

But then came another question, one FAR more complex than the first. “.Org? .Net? .Com? .tv? .XXX?” Now we’re not a pornography site (not yet anyway, I’ve got big plans for 2k7, BIG PLANS!) so .XXX was out. So was .tv, despite the fact that we create compelling content every now and again (more this winter, I am excited!), but as the fact that we are all busy boys and girls, .tv would demand too much entertainment for us to satistfy the name.

In the end, it became simple. I liked the sound of Shambot.com, Joel liked the sound of Shambot.com, and adorable little Genecor, when asked about it responed “purrrypurrr, roll onto back rub my tummy”. I took it as a “go get ‘em!” So we did.

And that’s how Shambot! was born.

I’m very, very proud of our little baby.