[TheForge] Re: OT - Telcom stuff

[Mike Spencer]

Andy Vida imagined:

> ...that Winders had to work on every machine ever made by anyone.
>
> Imagine a self configuring blacksmith shop that had every tool and
> gadget known to man and would tailor them all to a given smith.
> Hammer weights, handle diameters, treadle height, hammer controls,
> tongs, punches, fullers, vises, files, dividers...  all perfectly
> tailored automatically to your tastes and desires and reconfigurable
> at the drop of a hammer?

And it comes with a schizophrenogenic Mother to tell you she loves you
soooo much but *don't TOUCH me*; a Mother-in-law who nags you that the
way the hammer handles are tailored *really IS* the way you wanted it
after all; a Stepfather who makes sure you replace everything as soon
as you learn how to use it; and a burglar-sized Portable Hole
pre-installed in the shop wall.  Oh, and all those lovely tools have
cutesy names like Mr. BigMuckles or My-Clubbitzer and remain forever
the property of Snartweasel Smithing Systems Corp. so that if you
replace your anvil stump you have to go to Snartweasel Support for a
new key and permission before you can open your hammer cabinet again.

Wait, which mail list *is* this, anyhow?  Should I tell you how I
*really* feel?  Nah.  I'm to tired for a frenzy.

- Mike

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