11/04/2003
Imagination eh?
We didn't play sit-on-your-arse-and-get-fat-pretending-you're-saving-the-world games when we were young.
No mate, we'd entertain ourselves for hours with some big sticks and piles of half-dried cow manure (or water bombs, if you lived in the city) accompanied by loud and impressive mouth-made sound effects.
(cue dull story about growing up in the 1970s and '80s.
Hell, if it was raining we only needed a few bits of paper and some pens for a decent naval battle.
Blah. Fast forward to the Internet age and that great concept called 'interactivity'.
It's often about filling in the blanks.
You _could_ spend your entire life doing it.
But will you really improve the colour of your life testing yourself? Or just slack off?
Maybe you don't want the spotlight on yourself -- how about shaming The Man? Roll your own damn conspiracy using a script created by a large corporation - and by mailing the link to friends contribute to the 'viral' marketing of its product.
Too easy.
Ah... but I'm calming down now.
We have seen a few good examples of scripts for consciousness tweaking -- but not enough. Email me your favourites.
Man, I'm tired today... I just realised how lazy it was of me to ask for help writing my freakin' blog. Sorry.
Bless the fluffy bits of the Internet for they soothe our brains.
PS: Need a radio ad done quickly? How about one to flog your open source OS?
Here's one we prepared earlier:
Open Source
:60 Radio
"Enter the Penguin"
SFX: DOOR BELL RINGS AND DOOR OPENS. WE HEAR BIRDS CHIRPING.
PEGGY: Hey Sally, ready for EverQuest?
SALLY: I'm sorry Peggy, I just can't.
PEGGY: Why not?
SALLY: Oh, it's this darn Windows.
PEGGY: Are you still using Windows? Boy, are you in the dark ages!
SALLY: What do you mean?
PEGGY: Haven't you heard of Linux? It's open source, flexible and a lot less expensive than the operating systems you're using.
SALLY: But Microsoft is so popular.
PEGGY: Not as much as you'd think. You know it takes twice the hype in your Windows to equal the sex-appeal in one Linux?
SALLY: How do you know so much about operating systems?
PEGBY: I didn't. Not until my geeky friend told me. He also said that by using Linux every day for 30 days, I can significantly reduce my risk of reboots.
SALLY: Wow, that's important. How do I get my Linux?
PEGGY: Just call 1-800 GEEKISM for details and a free kit.
SALLY: 1-800 GEEKISM?
PEGGY: That's right. Now can we play EverQuest?
SALLY: Nope. I'm calling 1 800 GEEKISM for my free kit!
(THEY BOTH LAUGH.)
ANNCR: Open Source: Roll your own damn OS.