Heard from a nerd, who did say,
'A programmer today,
with all that power
at his fingertips,
is the man of the hour
and, wallflowers or not,
we don't stand a chance
as, to the same algorithm
we all dance,
hands on the keyboard
all fingers no thumbs
it's only done
with zeros and ones
and I believe,
for what it's worth,
blessed is the geek
(not the meek)
for he shall inherit the earth.'
Iconically perceived bipolarities,
like receptive nuts round assertive bolts,
are all so orthodoxically well
Yet not nearly as paradoxically swell
as ironically received dipolarities,
like liberated convex pleasure poles
consummating concave passion holes.
In this particular scenario or case
The actual amount of Zeroes
You place or add on the end
Does not represent it's actual
Real value or true worth
Because the difference being is this
Although I may have only been able
To contribute $ 1 Dollar
It's a $ 1 Dollar I can barely afford
And may equate and come at the cost
Of me stealing a meal out my child's mouth
Far more than I can afford to give
Whereas your large contribution
Of $ 10 k plus Dollar's
To you isn't even pocket change
Whereas you on the other hand
Tomorrow will be front page news
Having your picture taken
Handing over that Cheque
I read over someone else's shoulder
Because I can't afford to buy the newspaper
Unless I can no longer afford
Actual Toilet paper itself
A world once served by gods and heroes
Now gets by with ones and zeros.
- From book by Andrew John and Stephen Blake of UK: Are You a Miserable Old Git? (Are You a Miserable Old Bastard? in US)
(posted here Sep 2022)
two beautiful zeroes
delighting graduate when added to a one
one hundred
happy money
a nothing soon becomes something
honey
no dope
zero with zing
hope
two beautiful zeroes
a nothing soon becomes something
hope
Written 5--2-22
Contest: Lets Minichu on Zero
Sponsor: Mohan Chutani
He was a hero (not)
Infinite frigid cool-frozen cold subzero
A circle infinite ero
Resting on a pillow
Nestled in asleep in the willow
Mouth wide open, open curtains
Has a guest, not his wife and let
He rose,
She rose
Not a Godly man
Steppin out, and (just got caught)
Now label both them just wearin a sheet
Standin on their feet
in vitro-vitro
Not a good righteous couple neither one of them
Mine hero they’re just zeros
This couple of adulterers no heroes
4/18/22
Let's Minichu on zero Poetry Contest
Rhyme poetry form only.
Sponsored by: Mohan Chutani
Artificial intelligence churns out gigabytes
As algorithms set the rules
Sifting the wrongs from rights
With all its CPU tools
Machines learning at the speed of light
Spitting out bits in flight
Speeding past us in no time
Turning the tables at the drop of a dime
The electrons have been set loose
With ones and zeros as their base
It's too late to stop them now
As they swiftly move in cyber space
1-25-2022
Among mankind's best—
Brave, courageous
Heroes who do no harm
Assuaging our fear
With fellow feeling and care
Amidst viral strains' stealthy swarm
Among mankind's worst—
Mean, dastardly
Zeros who do know harm
Stoking pandemic fear
Scamming an unsuspecting ear
With a smiling swindler's charm
Heroes and Zeros
Best and worst of mankind—
What a dichotomy!
We'll keep hoping instead
For a bright future ahead
Daily coping with anxiety
4/12/2020
in new poems page
enjoyed read but for poster
zeros are the views
Encoding seven binary digits in length;
Of so these sequences;
All 'dim ones and zeros'
Bits, radices conversions with divisor two;
An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, According to
All 'dim ones and zeros'
Instructions given to it in a variable program.
Personal computer or other Wise,PC, laptop, netbook, ultraportable, desktop, terminal;
Makes calculations, especially with a calculating machine
Of so these sequences;
Encoding seven binary digits in length;
dot-dot-dash-dash
More complicated than that
all 'dim ones and zeros'
An electronic device for storing and processing data
Does it really matter
The man who invented the home computer was
Steve Wozniak, known worldwide as 'Woz'
all 'dim ones and zeros'
Woz
The man who designed and built the first Apple computer
10/04/18
Zeros And Ones
Written By. D. Collins 2/25/16
If we read the language of zeros and ones.
We could plot distance far, beyond the sun.
Each binary digit, which only means two.
Is what the Mayans and Aztecs already knew.
An infinite amount of stuff can be represented.
Each cell of matter is tied all up in it.
It’s the one and two. The Alpha and Omega.
The stuff that’ll make true drama hate ‘ya.
Using zeros and ones explains all religions.
God came from the sky “smiting” with precision.
He probably uses the theory of zeros and ones.
Far more advanced than our standard handguns.
So, when the **** hits the fan, where’ll you be?
Knowing the language, or hiding under a tree?
Zeros and ones is how we’ll communicate.
The universal language known throughout space.
Who am I really
A complicated soul
Sinking in the mire and madness
The unrelenting sadness
No escape, no silver lining
No saviour coming
With armor shining
The spinning cog in the attic
Screeches to a halt
Burning up precious memories
Once saved in the vault
My dead eyes stare for hours
At the dead wilting flowers
Saved for the lover who never arrived
And here I am alone
Just a complicated soul
So deep in this hole
I scream at my mirror to make my image
Run away
But it just snickers at me
Says it's here to stay
Mockingly raises his glass
Here's to the hollow man
To the hero chasing zeros.
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