A Cyberpunk Toilet within the Center of Nowhere
This can be a true story. This really occurred.
Every thing on this essay exists.
America is conspicuous.
Commercials straddle 48,756 miles of asphalt like 60-foot weeds. US billboards are home windows into America’s soul: strip golf equipment, bible verses, casinos, legal professionals, and quick meals.
And if billboards are home windows, gasoline stations are doorways. Fuel stations compress automobile tradition and consumerism into a company copy/paste container. Pump your SUV filled with corn oil whilst you buy cigarettes, beer, and junk meals.
There’s a large ice cream sundae constructing between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The ice cream sundae conceals a large water tank at “California’s largest gasoline station”. Welcome to Eddie World.
I wasn’t stunned to search out tiny digital billboards adorning every urinal. In fact any individual is monetizing my 40-second piss break.
On the display screen, a cartoon penguin skied towards a barrier on the left. What? 0 factors? Then it hit me. It wasn’t an commercial – it was a online game! And it was managed by my “joystick”!
I earned 15 factors. A leaderboard appeared with 10 names like “William” and “Nathan” on it. For apparent causes, I declined to enter my title on the touchscreen.
I concern the implementation particulars. Cameras are ~$15 and computer-vision is free. Let’s pray they’re not related to Wi-Fi.
For higher or worse, we dwell sooner or later.
