rubber_duck.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

average_pause_mins = 1

phrases = [
  "Can we try taking smaller steps to reach this solution?",
  "I think that might need a refactor",
  "This is looking good",
  "Are the tests passing yet?",
  "I wish we could automate this, what do you think?",
  "Does this class look like it has a single responsibility?"
]


while true
  phrases.shuffle.each do |phrase|
    half = average_pause_mins / 2.0
    quarter = half / 2.0
    sleep(60 * (average_pause_mins + (rand * half) - quarter))

    `say "#{phrase}"`
  end
end

(only works on OSX, btw)