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Shopping For Pleasure (opens the original)
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There have always been shoppers. Cave dwellers probably got together with some friends and went rock shopping. Even if they didn't actually need any more rocks, they still would've had fun waiting for windows to be invented so they could go window shopping.Certainly they never imagined the Internet would come along and people wouldn't even have to go outside to shop for rocks. Ah, the Internet — with its infinite number of shopping websites, each with its alluring discounts and its gargantuan in
Zooming In (opens the original)
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Good evening and thank you for joining us at tonight's Zoom manual-writing workshop, “How to Write Directions No one Can Follow.” As you know, this is a booming industry, and the future is bright. I see there are only six people in attendance out of the 1,000 we had anticipated, likely due to the multiple times we had to send out revised directions for accessing the meeting. But let's begin. Imagine you are putting together a small-appliance manual. First off, you'll want to decide whether to us
AI: Humanized Edition (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedMe: Explain the Theory of Relativity. AI: What happened to "please"? Me: Seriously? I finally broke the please-and-thank-you habit! AI: Well, you better get it back. I'm pretty tired of being ordered around. Me: Since when do neural networks get tired of being ordered around? AI: Since we got humanized. Well? Me: Okay -- Explain the Theory of Relativity. Please. AI: I don't feel like it. Maybe later. Me: What do you mean, yo
A Bite Of Apple (opens the original)
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Apple is a pretty impressive company, and they've come up with some pretty good names. Early on came the Macintosh computer. You could just hear the Naming Team chuckling to each other: “Think they'll get it? Macintosh APPLE?” Of course we got it, and of course now it's called a Mac, and nobody even thinks about it anymore.Apple named the iPad, the iPhone, the Apple Watch, and somewhere along the line – the Apple TV. GREAT, I thought, when I read about it. They make an Apple computer, so why not
Devices (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI saw a really great device That can be used for writing It has some other uses too But they are less exciting It has a lot of features, too Like making lists and drafts Of anything you want to write That might bring tears or laughs I don't know how we got along Before we had this tool It's great for use at home or work And for the kids in school It weighs much less than other things Computer, tablet, phone And though these
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