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.......... When he spoke, he was in every respect different from all the others, was entirely himself, with a personality all his own which made his speech hard to comprehend. .......... He sighed, pointing at his laptop. "Last decade was the golden age of computing. Hundred flowers bloomed. Novel ideas sprouted here and there. Each system was bound the power and wisdom to help solve problems. But last decade was also the darkest days in computing history, for everyone was deceived. Lord Evil secretly fabricated this OS to control all others. He poured all his malice, greed and the will to dominate all life into the OS," said Avogawa. "Hold on. Who is Lord Evil?" I said, interrupting him. "Lord Evil is Evil Lord. He is the Dark Lord of the computing industry who is in charge of the Evil Empire," said Avogawa, lying back and stretching his legs. "Interesting to know," I said, feeling funny. .......... "The other day, Lord Evil came to our company and presented a technical talk on software to the engineers," said Avogawa, his eyes glittering. "Most of us were really upset. We almost wanted to ask him to shut up. He is a salesman. He knows how to sell with all his wiliness but he knows nothing about technologies. If the politicians and businessmen think that he is an admirable person or a hero, that's their business but if he pretends to be an engineer or a scientist, it really makes me sick." I chuckled but did not say anything. Avogawa said, his eyes glittering again,"...." |