* Id: Garamoodle * Revision: 1 * State: submitted * * Log: * Revision 1 2000/02/04 Corwyn Green * Initial submitted version. * * Checked-out 2000/02/04 Roel van der Meulen Return-path: Received: from pop.argonet.co.uk by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.0.5) for mrs@localhost (single-drop); Fri, 04 Feb 2000 07:37:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from (itsy.spiders.net) [206.24.0.5] by golden.argonet.co.uk with smtp (Exim 1.82 #3) id 12GdEc-0001Cu-00; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:32:55 +0000 Received: (qmail 18166 invoked by uid 2590); 4 Feb 2000 07:33:29 -0000 Delivered-To: cleggp-megadodo-mark@megadodo.com Received: (qmail 18163 invoked by uid 2590); 4 Feb 2000 07:33:29 -0000 Delivered-To: cleggp-megadodo-submit@megadodo.com Received: (qmail 18160 invoked from network); 4 Feb 2000 07:33:28 -0000 Received: from pimout8-ext.prodigy.net (HELO pimout8-int.prodigy.net) (207.115.59.137) by silk.spiders.net with SMTP; 4 Feb 2000 07:33:28 -0000 Received: from xxx (HRFRB103-19.splitrock.net [209.156.68.65]) by pimout8-int.prodigy.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id CAA160320; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 02:32:25 -0500 Message-ID: <000801bf6ee1$9a4567c0$41449cd1@xxx> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF6EB7.9FFB99C0" Subject: yet another gallactic guide article From: "Corwyn Green" To: Cc: "marek znamirowski" Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 02:29:12 -0500 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 Envelope-to: mseaborn@argonet.co.uk Delivery-date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:32:56 +0000 Organization: Prodigy Internet %t Computer programmers and computer geeks, the Garamoodle harmonoscopic theory of (semi-real) %a Corwyn Green %d today %e 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456 The harmonoscopic theory of technocracy and technological perception was first presented on the planet Garamoodle, which is now unfortunately home to nothing living but some very intelligent, but very uncommunicative, robots. [1] This theory states that if a civilization is advanced enough to create machines that are capable of any conceivable task, the civilization in question will use their technology to explore space, or to creation wonders of art never seen before, but instead machines will be used to do one thing and one thing only: ensure that their creators never have to get up out of bed. This theory is widely accepted across the lazier parts of the galaxy and used as an excuse to build such machines. Earth is a first rate example of the early stages of the harmonic theory of technocracy. In the earliest state, it is quite possible for the beings of the planet to obtain all the necessities of life from technology [2], they just haven't realized it yet. At this point, machines do everything worth doing on the planet, but they do not do so knowingly or automatically, and still need to be programmed. It is simple to deduce that where machines control the food, water, power, and most importantly, the entertainment of the world, those who control the machines control the world. Computer programmers and computer geeks are this technocratic ruling class of the planet, they just haven't realized it yet. Computer programmers never will realize it. They mistakenly think that computer programming is merely a job. Soon they will realize they don't need to work after all, when they could buy a few self-repairing robots (coming soon to a planet near you) and program them to do all the work. Computer geeks will continue programming, driven not so much by money but by power-hunger. For some time, they will rule the Earth. So it is worthwhile to examine them, and how they differ from mere programmers, for they will by your lords and mansters. Both geeks and programmers are comfortable with computer languages, and they use them as inspiration for everything. You will find, around the turn of the century, a small musical group called "#include ". In this very Project Galactic Guide you will find odd and unusual rules of article submission, which require odd notation such as "%d" before the date and "%t" before a title. Only a computer programmer could be comfortable with this notation, having of necessity come to terms with it, but only a computer geek would _prefer_ this notation to ordinary English. This notation is borrowed from the computer language C, which is a dastardly and hellish language who's only virtue is that of being the predecessor of the heavenly and enlightened Java, the language of truly superior programmers and geeks. Geeks can sometimes be distinguished from mere programmer by their thinness, pallor, and glasses, but looks can be deceiving. Literature preference is less so. For example, while both geeks and programmers would be found in a networking class who's teacher assigns as homework to hack into systems, only the geeks will know the names of the Hobbits and respond favorably when the teacher names imaginary servers after them. But do not be deceived by their meekness or social skills, for their power lies not in brute force or leadership ability, but in their indirect control of food, water, and entertainment sources, so do not take advantage of them now while you can, because they will not hesitate to deprive you of food, or worse, make the wall-speakers of your computerized home play nothing but Barry Manillow. [1] Further information about the great robot rebellion (of Garamoodle), is available at: http://pages.prodigy.net/corbird/robotR.htm [2] One place where you can obtain all the necessities of life (except reproduction) without ever leaving your home is: (to be supplied during the editing process - gotta ask my roommate where she found that thing) %e *EOA*