The Great Algorithm in the Sky.

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The Great Algorithm in the Sky.

by alecweston ^Pro @ 2009-10-17 – 22:40:14

"Darling, I've got to tell you something. Daddy and I are going to to split up."

"They told us at school that wasn't allowed!"

"Well, only if Algo says so, and then it's compulsory."

"Has Algo got a beard?"

"Algo is pure spirit we're told. All the greatest nerds in the world got together and invented this wonderful algorithm telling us exactly what we should do. And for some reason, and it may just be random, Algo has decided ... When you're older you will understand. Would you like some cheerios?"

" Mummy, I don't want to lose you! You're the best Mummy I've ever had. The last one was horrible."

"No, don't worry, sweetheart. I will still be your Mummy, but Daddy will go and live on another planet. And you may have a new Daddy, maybe a Woman Daddy, or a maybe we'll just be a Single Parent Family. They haven't decided yet."

"Will you be my Mummy for ever and ever now?"

"Well, at least until the next Reshuffle and that isn't due for another three years. And after that... only Algo knows what will happen."

I imagine the system working a bit like a giant, benign, version of BCUK Featured Blogs List.
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10 Comments to The Great Algorithm in the Sky.

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- pompeycaulkhead
- 2009-10-17 @ 23:01:26
Not a fan of the featured blogs list then???????
- - alecweston ^Pro
  - 2009-10-17 @ 23:05:45
  Sometimes it does the right thing...
  - - pompeycaulkhead
    - 2009-10-17 @ 23:08:47
    .....And sometimes it fucks up completely and puts me in there!!!!!!!!!!
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- safriz
- http://www.conspiror.blog.co.uk
- 2009-10-18 @ 00:37:06
get yourself a mailorder bride alec,and forget the past.Or you want me to post the web link?
- - alecweston ^Pro
  - 2009-10-18 @ 04:39:40
  I had a Pakistani taxi driver yesterday who gave me better advice on this subject.
  - - safriz
    - http://www.conspiror.blog.co.uk
    - 2009-10-18 @ 05:01:03
    Good to know that finally you asked for international help,as there seems to be no end to your troubles while using domestic assistance.
    My comment was an advice to move on,as many of your posts give me an impression that you still regret the divorce of your parents in your early childhood.While we all have our issues,but time usually buries them.If that doesnt happen then you have to create a distraction for yourself.
    As far as i know,you are a lucky single,and looking,so www.hotrussianbrides.com will help.Marrying a Pakistani girl might be a difficult experience due to cultural differences.I warn you that most Pakistani girls wont suck,as sucking is haraam.On the other hand a russin mail order bride wont mind that.
    Now if you tell me the this and previous comments of mine are offensive,i would say that if you share your personal feeling with the cyber world,expect people trying to advise you in their own way.
    However you reserve the right to keep your posts private and read them yourself,that way nobody will ever leave offensive comments.And yes "God" blessed us with the "Delete" button.
    - - alecweston ^Pro
      - 2009-10-18 @ 05:30:44
      THIS POST IS A STORY. It is NOT a plea for advice or help. It's amusing, or it isn't.
      
      I am a writer. I occasionaly write wacky things. Some people like them, some don't. I'm tired - not just from you - of getting advice ont his blog when I don't ask for it. (or from taxi drivers for that matter) But if I delete this Comment exchange, it will only because I think it's getting in the way of others appreciating what I have written in the post itself, as a story, on its own.
      
      I would like few things less than to procure a male order bride.
      - safriz
        
        http://www.conspiror.blog.co.uk
        
        2009-10-18 @ 05:55:32
        
        Thanks for the explaination.Its is always helpful to start with a good heading,so that some people with a bad taste in english literature can understand the real meaning of your posts.At times they are jibrish,and sometimes they have multiple meanings.Mostly they are enjoyable.
        But as i said,cyber space can be spooky,and if you dont like people being sympethatic with you,it is good to add a line in your profile.
        Mnay times it tough for me to understand what you are saying.Being a writer does not mean talking in riddles all the time,and not expectind people to take a meaning which is not intended in the blog post.
        Often i mistakenly assume your blog post to be a depressed man's plea for help,and out of sympathy try to help you out in my own way,and later know that you did not mean what you are saying,instead it was a coded message which needed to be deciphered.
        Me too is as tired as you are of not understanding your blog posts and for that reason I would rather take a break,and brush up my decoding skills,and read some english literature so that i can understand the "Writer's lingo".Thanks and bye.
        
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- janetweightreed
- http://www.janetweightreed10.blog.co.uk
- 2009-10-18 @ 07:51:10
Alex I love this post, and would enjoy reading more of the story - keep doing itx
- - alecweston ^Pro
  - 2009-10-18 @ 16:25:57
  I like it, too.
  
  I feel I make so many good starts, but they have yet to coalesce.
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