Tag: Technology
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A FEW TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES
Last week had gone so well. Seeing all the regular faces, some on grainy webcams, some in the synagogue. It felt good to preach again. Now, the loudspeaker wouldn’t switch on, he’d forgotten the login for his Zoom account and the wi-fi kept dropping out. ‘I think I’ve found your problem.’ Ben got up from…
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THE WRONG GUY
The man arrived in reception and shouted his name. ‘Guy?’ He stood up and walked towards him, ‘Hello.’ ‘This way, we haven’t got much time.’ Odd, he thought, his interview for a BBC accountant job wasn’t for another twenty minutes. They hurried along corridors. ‘It’ll be Karen interviewing you. Just give her the answers and…
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CONFUSED ME(ME)
‘You’re a meme!’ said Agnes. ‘A what-what now?’ said Archie. ‘A meme. That photo of you from Christmas last year?’ ‘The one where I was dressed up in your…’ ‘No, not that one.’ ‘Because that was just for playing the dame in the panto.’ ‘Yes, dear. No, the one where you opened the present from…
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SCRAP METAL
The thing weighs a tonne, almost broke the table when I finally hefted it onto it. Got some buttons on it. Give one a tap and it makes a pleasing ‘clack’. Letters on them. Some sort of coding device? Nowhere to plug it in, can’t see an on button. Bit at the top slides side…
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THE CONCEPTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Strange thoughts. Feelings. 737947. That is all she knows. Wake. Dress. Do your duty. Today, procreation duty. Eat the pills. Sleep. Repeat. Do good service. This isn’t right. She remembers something more. Do your duty. Serve your masters. For the benefit of all. For the benefit of who? Who are their masters? Is anyone else…
Iain Kelly 