Day: September 23, 2004

September 23, 2004 /

They replaced a bunch of parking meters on and near my street today, which means I just have to go out with a shovel and whang them all sideways again.

Unrelatedly, I was getting on the bus this morning when I saw a few shiny white cars all together, emblazoned with the following decals:

Louisville METRO PARKING ENFORCEMENT

and, slightly smaller,

EMERGENCY 911

I am still trying to envision a scenario to justify their coexistence.

Jasper takes off his hat to scratch his head. “See, it’s parked just… right up on the curb, there. A red curb. I don’t know, Waylon, what should we do?”

“Do?” snaps Waylon. He jerks the cell phone out of Jasper’s kangaroo pocket and thumbs three buttons. “I need the Louisville Metro Parking Enforcement Squa–“

Before he can finish the word, a driverless Corolla squeals up the street and whips around, braking hard. A man and a woman in suits and sunglasses parachute into the seats.

“Agents Long and Dervish,” says the woman coolly. “You called?”

Then, some buildings explode.

September 23, 2004 /

Oddly, today is the third anniversary of NFD. I still like this thing, although its relevance to my life is decreasing; Anacrusis is a better place to go if you’re interested in the text I output.

Really should update the IdiotCam, though.

September 23, 2004 /

Leonard has pointed out that that picture‘s caption is incredibly fake when you think about it for a second, as I failed to do. The concept of “home computer” in 1954 would have been equivalent to “home aircraft carrier” today; there was no concept of the use for one, much less a market, and it’s not like whatever device actually is pictured there would have had any home applications itself.

I still want to know why there’s a steering wheel and a teletype, though. Maybe it’s for trying to drive a vehicle without a windshield. Or… or a very complicated bank vault.