Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Wasser V. The Machine

It is quite a common occurrence that we get the opportunity see a battle of two great forces right in front of our very eyes. On one side we have the powerful and wise Dr. Wasser and on the other we have the crafty and insubordinate Lenovo ThinkPad with Microsoft 7 Professional operating system. The stage is set in a classroom not much different than a normal high school classroom. The sun is rising and the German wind blows across the courtyard. In steps Dr. Wasser, ready to lecture and educate us in the ways of physiology. But wait! A dark rectangular prism foe sits menacingly on a desk as if it has been waiting for his arrival. Wasser steps toward the beast, pulls out his flash drive of destiny and points it his adversary and exclaims, "Windows, we meet again!" There is no response.  He thrusts the flash drive into a weak point and tries to load his lecture slides. But it is all for not. The geometric enemy  won't load the data in the portable drive properly! In disgust, the mighty Wasser unplugs and replugs the drive in hopes that this will further weaken his foe. But the black creature begins to restart in order to update, one of the most powerful tools in its armory of dark magic. "Foul Demon!" Wasser cries out. As the percent bar slowly makes progress, Wasser lay in wait, biding his time and planning for his next attack. His patience does not come in vain, the beast is weakened when it displays the login screen. With a firm slap to the keyboard, the beast gives up and Wasser stands victoriously in front of the class with his lecture slides on the SMART Board ready to teach another day.

No comments:

Post a Comment