This was inspired by a shitty customer service experience with Dell, where I started thinking about how CRM software should be far more advanced than it typically is. That got me on my standard internal rant about how shitty Office is, which snowballed. I'm glad I got it out of my fingers.
It could be better, but I've been sitting on it for a day. I toyed with varying the style of the verse even more; but I'm not sure which would be more successful.
Aside from the message, there are things that I really like about this, not least the little LOTR reference.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Lament of the Power User (Creation #4 2012-01-26)
Whither the helper
that knows what's going on
and tells you who's calling
and speaks in your ear?
Whither the sibling
that works with its family
and copies and pasteses
my master's tables,
my precious's charts?
Whither the program
that knows what it's doing
and knows how you do it
and works for your ends?
Whither the email
that carries your message
and all clients render'it
as you recommend?
Whither the handsfree at motion or rest?
Come out from the lab and interpret my voice!
Whither the shuffle which varies the noise?
I like much more music than that damn Prince of Fresh.
Whither the days without
all three yes buttons?
Whither the software
that shuts up and functions?
Whither the software?
Whither the software?
It's not 1997 anymore.
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