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Computer Error Messages as Haiku Poetry
In Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful computer error messages with Haiku poetry. This style of verse has strict construction rules. Each poem is three lines long; the first line has five syllables, the second has seven, and the third has five. Haiku is used to communicate a timeless message, often achieving a wistful, yearning, and powerful insight through extreme brevity.
Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
Program aborting;
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.
Windows has now crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
First snow, then silence.
This thousand-dollar screen dies
So beautifully.
With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence:
"My Novel" not found.
The Tao that is seen
Is not the true Tao--until
You bring fresh toner.
Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
The page is not here.
Out of memory,
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
Having been erased,
The document you're seeking
Must now be retyped.
Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
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In Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful computer error messages with Haiku poetry. This style of verse has strict construction rules. Each poem is three lines long; the first line has five syllables, the second has seven, and the third has five. Haiku is used to communicate a timeless message, often achieving a wistful, yearning, and powerful insight through extreme brevity.
Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
Program aborting;
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.
Windows has now crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
First snow, then silence.
This thousand-dollar screen dies
So beautifully.
With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence:
"My Novel" not found.
The Tao that is seen
Is not the true Tao--until
You bring fresh toner.
Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
The page is not here.
Out of memory,
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
Having been erased,
The document you're seeking
Must now be retyped.
Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
Disclaimer: Lightweight Access brings you humorous observations and refreshing diversions to give you a break from the daily grind.
Any opinions expressed here do not reflect Novell's official
position on anything.
Copyright ©2001 by Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Novell.
All product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies or distributors.
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