Living in a Digital Age

On TV, the CSI investigator needs to look up a bad guy’s record. She taps on the computer keyboard - tap, tap, and announces his entire life story thrown instantly onto the wall projector.

On TV, the president orders a B-52 strike; the four star general touches the keyboard - tap, tap.

Today, at Braums, I ordered a hamburger. The cashier entered the order - tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, backspace.

“Do you want that with cheese?”

“No.”

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“That’ll be $3.19.”

“Er... And a coke.”