“Less is more cheap.”

— Osvaldo Valdes, architect

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

I like to think
(and the sooner the better!)
of a cybernetic meadow
where mammals and computers
live together in mutually
programming harmony
like pure water
touching clear sky.

I like to think
(right now, please!)
of a cybernetic forest
filled with pines and electronics
where deer stroll peacefully
past computers
as if they were flowers
with spinning blossoms.

I like to think
(it has to be!)
of a cybernetic ecology
where we are free of our labors
and joined back to nature,
returned to our mammal
brothers and sisters,
and all watched over
by machines of loving grace.

— Richard Brautigan, 1967

I’m not afraid of being taken over by computers though, because the thing is, computers cannot resist. You can always smash ’em up, and they’re totally defenseless. All we need are more people with hammers.

— Thom Yorke

“1995 Saturn SL Is Most-Stolen Vehicle in U.S.”

Well that’s just great.

I drive a 1994 Saturn SL2. It just recently decided to start locking and unlocking its doors at random times, while driving around or even when it’s off.