Funny Technology Essays | Dwayne Perkins

Dwayne Perkins

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Ode To a Node (Part I, A Very Funny Blog)

by dwayneperkins | Jun 14, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny Technology Essays

I’m sitting on a plane to London with my Ipad in airplane mode and it occurred to me that back when I got my first computer, it was always in airplane mode. The world was my oyster, as long as the pearl I needed was on my tiny hard drive. I was just a stand...

Man Vs Machine (A Very Funny Blog)

by dwayneperkins | Feb 24, 2012 | Funny Technology Essays

So just to be clear. The new iphone has a smart assistant named Siri built into it who speaks back to you and helps you with things right? And we’re all cool with this? Even after the countless movies we’ve seen where the robots power up one day and stop being so...

You’re a Real Hot Mess…Won’t You Back That Thing Up

by dwayneperkins | Jan 16, 2012 | Funny Technology Essays, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles

Most Bally’s shower stalls don’t have curtains. It makes for looking straight ahead showering. Some smaller Bally’s don’t even have shower stalls, just a big room with several shower heads. That makes for heading straight home without showering. In the Glendale, CA...

Shutter To Think

by dwayneperkins | Apr 12, 2011 | Funny Editorials, Funny Technology Essays

I’m always tickled by the shutter noise my digital camera and cell phone makes when I take a picture. It’s hilarious to me that the designers thought it necessary to add the analog sound. It would be like adding an engine revving sound to an electric car to give...

Virtual Insanity

by dwayneperkins | Apr 1, 2011 | Funny Editorials, Funny Technology Essays, Funny True Stories

I was practicing typing while listening to the Economist magazine on line. I type blogs, scripts and jokes but I’m far from a typist. I read the Economist magazine but I’m far from an economist. I actually think the entire study of economics is a bit flawed. ...

“Jeopardy” in Jeopardy

by dwayneperkins | Jan 27, 2011 | Funny Editorials, Funny Technology Essays

I’m told a super computer called Watson will soon be a contestant on Jeopardy. “I’ll take signs the machines are taking over for a thousand, Alex.” Does this feel like the beginning of a Sci-Fi movie with a very unhappy ending to anyone else? I’m sure the...