Bassist Wanted

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Dating the Cloud

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#244. I’ll add your RSS thingie

August 12, 2009

SMITA: The Cloud is hooked into every single life-streaming service I use.
THE CLOUD: And I'm able to accept any new data feeds that arise.

BRETT: I... I can do that, TOO!! I'll, you know, I'll add your "RSS" thingie to... to my... to my iTUNES...
SMITA: You can't exactly-

BRETT: Yes, I CAN, OK? I'm no... I'm no TECHNOPHOBE! I, uh... OK, OK... lessee... VIDEO 1... and I want...

SMITA: (sigh) That's the TV, Brett.
BRETT: Just GIMME a minute! Now... what "brightness" is your blog?

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#245. The Cloud’s favorite band

August 13, 2009

BRETT: Does your "cloud boyfriend" like music?
THE CLOUD: 65.3% of males matching Smita's most desired demographic list "Moby Grape" as a favorite band.

THE CLOUD: So Moby Grape is MY favorite band.
BRETT: Ugh... Can't you see how PHONY that is?

BRETT: He just morphs to whatever you want!
SMITA: Yes. He is... a SYCOPHANT.

SMITA: But he's very transparent about the process...
THE CLOUD: My ass-kissing is completely open source.

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#246. Smita leaves

August 14, 2009

SMITA: Brett, this is it. I'm breaking up with you. Goodbye.

BRETT: Smita! NO! PLEASE! We can work this OUT! Smita! SMITA!

BRETT: Can... can she not HEAR me?
THE CLOUD: She's clicked "don't show", Brett.

THE CLOUD: You... no longer appear in her feed.
BRETT: NOOOO!!

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#247. Post-breakup Facebook strategy

August 15, 2009

BRETT: So she's "hidden" me. But I'll still see her and all her friends in my feed.
THE CLOUD: Well, I can unfriend them.

BRETT: NO! I don't want her to think I'm GIVING UP on her!
THE CLOUD: Of course, then I can just HIDE them.

BRETT: Well, but I want to keep tabs on them... though not her GUY friends.
THE CLOUD: I... suppose I could create a LIST that-

BRETT: While you're at it, hide her stupid KICKBALL TEAM pictures!
THE CLOUD: OK, um... now do you have Greasemonkey installed?

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#248. Catsitting web history

August 16, 2009

BRETT: So now that you're dating her, has she... told you stuff about me?
THE CLOUD: No. But I have access to her Web history while you were catsitting for her.

THE CLOUD: It paints an odd picture. You spent all your time at two sites: McSweeneys.com and "Big Tits At School".

BRETT: HEY... I went to that second one IRONICALLY.

BRETT: At FIRST...
THE CLOUD: Interestingly, you alt-tabbed between the two a LOT...

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