I am on an intercity commuter train for the first time in 15 years. In a carriage of six people, four of them are on zoom calls. Another one called the vet. I am the sixth person.

This is hell. What are we doing here.

Nerds [1999]: We would like a pervasive connection to the global information superhighway.

Nerds [2026]: Yes but we didn't want everyone else to have it.

@jonty
I remember thinking I wanted a computer in my car...

... Monkey paw curls