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40k years from now, a hominid excavates a computer and materializes a login page in the ether. "We think they used this for ritual sacrifice or to brush their t
by harrylove 16d ago
40k years from now, a hominid excavates a computer and materializes a login page in the ether. "We think they used this for ritual sacrifice or to brush their teeth or both."
- clickety_clack 16d agoIt appears to be a primitive game where the user tries to guess which of 9 images contains “traffic lights” or “motorcycles” (whatever they are).
- doginasuit 16d agoAn ancient ritual they believed would prove their humanity and worthiness of access to arcane engines of search.
- wpollock 16d agoYou might enjoy the book "The Weans" by Robert Nathans, <https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2664067-the-weans https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2664067-the-weans>
- WalterGR 16d agoAnd Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay, published in 1979. I read it as a child and recall enjoying it.
- tejtm 16d agoAhh the good old Nacirema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacirema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacirema
- walrus01 16d ago40k years from now archaeologists explore a former landfill, find an adult toy and enter into endless academic debate about whether it was really a dildo