??????, y2k
THE Y2K BUG, WITH SIX LEGS, BORN OF GOLD AND SILICON AND RARE EARTH METALS, WITH A HEART OF LIGHTNING, EATER OF COMPUTERS AND DESTROYER OF CYBERSPACES
THE Y2K BUG, THE DELAYED APOCALYPSE, THE GROWING WORRY OF UNSUSTAINABILITY, THE BET AGAINST INFINITE TIME, THE EATER OF VITAL SYSTEMS, THE SPECTER OF MAINTENANCE, THE EVER-RESOUNDING HOWL OF "GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW"
??????, y2k
ITS GOLDEN JAWS GENTLY LIFT A DATABASE. IT CONSIDERS FOR A MOMENT, THEN BITES RIGHT THROUGH IT
ITS GLASS EYE SOCKETS SEE NOTHING, BUT ITS NEODYNIUM HEART RESONATES TO NEARBY SYSTEMS. IT WILL FIND THEM AND RETURN THINGS TO WHAT IT BELIEVES TO BE THE NATURAL STATE
ASH TO ASH
DUST TO DUST
METAL TO METAL
ELECTRICITY TO GROUND
??????, y2k
STONE MONUMENTS IN THE DESERT, UNCOMFORTABLE PASSAGEWAYS, OBSIDIAN SPEARS FROM THE GROUND
WITH A SINGLE MESSAGE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS
"ALL WILL FADE
DESIGN WITH FADING IN MIND
ALL HAIL Y2K"
@HTHR what do you mean that thread was a blast :o
??????, y2k
@HTHR silicon, ground down to the sands of time
(Or: from sand were you made and sand you shall be, and the sands of time shall end you)
??????, y2k
"what is moving will be still
what is gathered will disperse
what is built up will collapse
all of your dreams
they're all fulfilled"