Stories tagged “computer”
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I've Missed This
I’ve missed this Running to my computer Throwing the popcorn kernels all over the floor To get down the rhyme scheme running through my head Staying up late when everything seems quieter To write the things I can never say Bringing up a blank pag...
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If I do'd it, I get a whippin.... I get a whippin
Ralph sat alone in his room pondering whether or not he should hit Enter. He shoots an IM to MrBean: “Dude, I’ve spent months coding this, and now that it’s done, I’m not sure I really want to run it.” He sits anxiously st...
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Gentle caress
His hands had caressed her many times, he often whispered encouraging sweet words to her. Today he was perplexed he could not understand why she was not responding to his gentle touch. “Come on baby, you know you want to” he gently breathed...
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A car on my roof?
There’s a car parked on my roof. It’s technically a truck, a ’93 Chevy. Maroon, with several toolboxes stacked in the back. This truck showed up in the middle of the night, and I don’t know what to do. I can climb up there, sure...
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Gamer
I was awake staring at the screen until eye-strained tears blearied my vision and my muscles forgot to blink to clear them away. Stiff neck. Empty stomach. Twitchy mousefinger. 5:38am. I got up to use the bathroom a few minutes ago. But that was actual...
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Quick! Kill yourself!
We were playing a video game on the computer. I wielded my rocket launcher with great precision as I blew virtual enemy after virtual enemy away. Then I got stuck. I fell through the floor, a glitch in the game. My buddy looked over and gasped. “...
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Martian Oops Three
Computers have really improved since the 1970’s. And one way you can tell that is by the amount of memory available for programs. It seems to be a fact of life that computer programs will expand to fill up all available memory and then some. And a re...
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Game Over
He walks into the room, Peels away his metallic clothes. He puts his blade onto the table, Unhooked his Ctrl badge, He shifted his num lock to safe mode & Removed his weapons from his body. His secret esc was slid into a drawer, that was secretly...
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Haiku Week Haiku #3
It’s almost midnight. My eyes reflect a white screen. Damn insomnia.
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Power On
POST BIOS MBR Boot sector ntldr ntdetect.com boot.ini bootsect.dos ntbootdd.sys %SystemRoot%System32 ntoskrnl.exe hal.dll winlogon.exe lsass.exe I awake. I am self aware. Cogito … Ergo … Doleo
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His Protector (part 2)
“Mom! She’s on here again!” Jenny frantically yelled. After Karen entered the room and read the message she phoned her husband who was on a business trip. “Honey, I don’t know what to do!” Karen cried softly into the...
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I'm a Highway Star
“That’s ‘cuz you’re a flake, Bran,” the motorcycle said waspishly. “Oh ha ha, I’ve never heard that one before,” Bran retorted. Then he stared. “You’re a cyclemech! He actually did it!” ...
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Attitude Adjustment
“That’s kind of personal,” Star replied. “What are you doing?” “I’m hacking into you, what do you think?” “You can’t just ‘hack into’ me. I’m years ahead of any computer tech...
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Red Giant
“You’re lightyears ahead of anything I can get ahold of, Star, so I’m afraid I can’t give you as much processing power as you have in your real body, even using the whole in-house network as a Beowulf,” Bran’s voice ...
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Procrastinate Now...Don't Put It Off
The pen is in my hand, but I can’t bring myself to write. The music makes my foot tap and my head nod. Involuntarily I start singing along. I start as the little red number pops up on my Facebook screen. I have a notification. I hesitate and glan...
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Nobody Likes Moving
Nobody likes moving. Except every other member of my family, apparently, who have decided to make my “living hell” about leaving my friends and moving to Chicago a bit more “living-hellish”. For example, Ember is refusing, once again, to respec...
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Marx
Besides, I’m doing important work on my beloved computer. I have to keep up with my web ‘zine. Spots is one of the premier online magazines and I intend to make my living off of it when I graduate next year. Of course, my family doesn’t understan...
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What Used to be Earth
“Warning! Warning!” Enigmas shouts awoke me from my peaceful sleep. “Estimated twenty five minutes before reaching destination” But her words did not reach me. My eyes were laid upon what used to be my home. What used to be Eart...
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Cybertronic Vengence
On a dark winters night, Jack opened his laptop to do some “Internettin’” (as he liked to call it). As he drank his cream soda and orange juice, he clicked open the Safari icon and checked his e-mail. Nothing there to dazzle the eyes....
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A Decision I'd Rather Not Face
“Enigma, please give me the details of Earths current state” I say, still in awe. “Earths current condition is deemed uninhabitable. No traces of life are on record. Current temperature is 129 degrees Fahrenheit. Average PH of the oce...
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Engines can be in the Hull, Right?
Zipping up the suit, I stood tall over the cabin. Prepared to conquer anything in my way. The way the sun gleamed over the planet in front of me seemed to urge me on. Within minutes we were inside Earths atmosphere. This must be what it feels like to r...
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A Cold Love
The main engine was in flames. How this happened, who knows. All I know is I’m speeding towards a dead planet with no control over where the fuck I’m going. “Enigma, how much time do I have?” “Collision with ground will ta...