13 January 2017

Ergo Emoji Sum !!

There I was. Sitting down near my gate quietly in a chair watching people go by – causing no harm nor foul to anybody. Then I lifted my head to look at the blaring TV screen and Boom! it hit me! A full show going on about “Kissenger”. Apparently an app that lets you kiss somebody without they being there with you!! (http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/kissinger)

And I shook my head thinking…

First, they gave me social media and told me that I do not need to talk to any real human being…

Then they gave me Amazon and said I really do not need to talk to anybody to buy anything.

Even in my stores, I got “Self Checkout”. Apparently there is no need for me to meet a human being to pay for my stuff.

Then I got XBox. I was told I was wrong in assuming that I need a human being to play tennis against…

Even at the airport today, the machine printed out my luggage tags. No need to greet any of their agents. I can tag the luggage myself and throw it in.

And now this? I do not even need a human being to kiss any more?

In my next birth, can I just send my emoji to this world in my place and fast forward thru this automated life?

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11 January 2017

Early morning geeky joke

Came out of the hotel early morning in Orlando and was looking to my left and right to ascertain which side would be preferable to go for a run in the dark when the parking lot building in front of the hotel that I parked my rental car last night in caught my eye.

It seemed to me that the lowest floor was for general parking. All the floors above were for computer engineers 🙂

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7 January 2017

First run in the snow this year

5K run in the snow. Usually, the first such run every year lands up in a disaster since I forget that running shoes have breathing holes and invariably cold water seeps in during the run and freezes inside making my toes numb and blue.

This time however, I remembered to put two plastic grocery bags over my socks before I put the shoes on. It was a good run but had to slow down considerably after slipping a couple of times.

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