A 10-Pager Would Be Better

Remember the kid in class who would ask the teacher for homework over a break, or suggested that the amount of homework assigned was insufficient? You probably don't, as that's never actually happened in real life, only in sitcoms (that's short for situational comedy) and other haunts of the stereotypical dweeb.

Let's say the kid DID exist. When he grew up, he (or others like him) went on to become inventors. These intrepid geeks invented some things that essentially ask the adult equivalent of "Can we have more homework?"

The time card. Most employed citizens of the world are expected to keep a regular work schedule. Maybe, just maybe, there is a way to mechanize the process as much as possible. Let's remove the human element. Ah hah! A time card! It combines the ease of a workforce reduced to numbers with a system that's impossible to reason with (forget your "flat tire," lazy employee!). Brilliant!

Any program that monitors and records all the keystrokes on your computer. It's important that a company know what you're doing at every moment. EVERY MOMENT. Stop cruising the internet, unless you're browsing for an e-card to send to the company, thanking them for not trusting you with company resources. [Note: This entry was submitted at work, sure, but on a lunch break, pal.]

Geeks have a light side and a dark side. Treat them better when they're young, or face the obnoxious consequences when they're older.

If someone had said, "Let's go party, I stole some of my dad's beer" to the lad who requested more homework, maybe he never would have invented the items above or the traffic cameras at toll booths that make it impossible to sneak through.