Frog

Frogs have been around for a long time. They’ve seen humans learn to play with sticks. They’ve seen humans push those sticks into the mud to make pictures. They’ve seen those pictures turn into simplified symbols. They’ve seen those symbols simplify even further so they could be combined to increase meaning. They’ve seen the increased communication abilities drive global trade. They’ve seen global trade get sped up with computers. They’ve seen these computers translating the simplified symbols into other simplified symbols so people in different parts of the world can understand each other. They’ve seen people work together to improve this process, fostering global understanding and the creation of a world-wide list of characters so computers can understand all language on earth. They’ve even seen what humans do with this amazingly advanced technology.

Was it worth all the effort?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Democratic Duck

This duck wonders, if you’re not going to vote, could you maybe give your vote to someone who will?

This duck thinks of it as freecycling.

This duck does not understand the democratic process.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Heron

Not as good as in Peru, but we do have herons here.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.