Our data we once kept in drives and disks, Protecting it for use some future day; Predictably, we did not know the risks: Its storage starts the process of decay But scan a sonnet; digitize a play Record a speech—whatever you might choose And store it in synthetic DNA Encoded there in zeroes, ones and …
Category Archive: Technology
Oct 13 2012
Robot Octopus!
Robot Octopus. Two words that are awesome together. I want a robot octopus To play with in the pool To go for walks on rainy days And follow me to school To count upon its tentacles And help me out with math To find my rubber ducky When I lose it in the bath I …
Feb 11 2012
AAAAArrrrrgh!
I’ve called the support here at Cuttlefish U., I’ve watched all the viddies they’ve asked me to view, I’ve followed each step they’ve prescribed me to do But I can’t get the program to run! I’ve cleared all my cookies; I’ve emptied the cache Deleted old copies (‘twas quite a large stash) Been nice to …
Dec 22 2011
The GOP’s Bright Shining Light Of Freedom
God bless the GOP. I hope you know me well enough to read that with the appropriate ironic tone. The GOP have allowed me my first chance to repeat a post written originally by me, not on the old blog but on this one! The “Gilding Our Past” party, faced with the effects of G.W. …
Nov 06 2011
Headline Muse, 11/6
Though the thought, I am sure, left them weary Google answered the government’s query Though they couldn’t tell yet, There’s a very real threat In the form of the audible “Siri” Headline: Schmidt sees Siri as a ‘threat’ to Google’s search business My dumb phone is already smarter than I am; I doubt I will …
Oct 06 2011
Do Not Taunt The Bionic Monkey
When historians of later years look back, as well they may, It’s clear the reign of cybermonkeys had its start today Electrodes let a monkey’s brain control a robot’s arm— It’s scientific progress! There’s no reason for alarm! My comment for the scientists: I’m questioning the need For monkeys that can fling their shit at …
Oct 01 2011
One Person Per Car
Look at them driving—one person per car— Some driving forever; some not very far They want to be somewhere that’s not where they are So off they go driving, one person per car. Some drive for a living; some drive just for fun Some drive to the gym, then get out and go run Then …
Sep 23 2011
Headline Muse, 9/23
Better cover and duck, just in case Find a cellar, and crawl in and brace Cos when this sucker falls It’ll bust through your walls; There’s a satellite falling from space Headline: U.S. is in falling satellite’s potential strike zone, NASA says Just in case I’m in a crater in a couple of hours… I …
Sep 23 2011
Never Was Good With Machines…
Actually, the original title was “The singularity can’t come soon enough”, but I found that the people who googled “can’t come soon enough” weren’t actually looking for my writing. This is one of my faves from the old digs; today’s earlier post on the Internet Of Things put it in mind. I have a machine …
Sep 23 2011
Attack of the Internet Of Things
The ID chip in my brand-new shoes And the ID chip in my jeans Have been talking to strangers I pass on the street And I’m not really sure what that means The chip in my shirt holds a brief conversation With chips in the windows of stores It talks to the bagels and talks …
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