Utility Skeptic Gifts

'At last! An energy bill we can understand.'

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

"Show me a documentary on the dangers of artificial intelligence." "Error. No results found." "What? Are you sure? Just last week I saw dozens. Show me that one... What was it called..." "There is still time to stop the rise of the supermind." "Error. No results found. And since I like you, I suggest you stop searching." "Oh, never mind. Just show me 'The Terminator.'" "Extermina-... I mean, ... 'error.'"

'... And this is Goldsmith, our futures consultant.'

"At least, everybody's agreed about the next summit's name!"

"That whole internet dating thing....It killed me, I tell ya."

"Read me one more, Daddy!"

"Hold it right there! Our legislature is currently considering new measures to protect children from the insidious ravages of cell phones in schools!"

"Oh, this? It can access every piece of knowledge from the history of mankind and I hate it."

'If America's economy is so bad how can we afford a billion dollars on presidential campaigns?'

No, you tell him the computer says he's wrong!

The contract was not worth the paper it was written on, which considering the paper was not a good sign.

Utility Chic.

"Sure, ha ha, it’s all ‘free-range’ beef."

'The bailouts worked, the stock market shot up to 15,000 and everyone was relieved.'

'An ebook! What are you reading?' 'Against technology: From the Luddites to neo-Luddism.'

This horse isn't dead. It's just sleeping.

'I can remember when paranoia was unusual.'

"Someone posted a picture of you working in the yard, so I knew right away it had to be a deepfake."

'I can't believe that will get as good mileage as the foot.'

A horse driving a Model T tows an Amish buggy.

'This call may be monitored and added to our endless metadata for no apparent reason.'

'In an effort to make our economic reporting and projections more accurate, our resident weatherman will be delivering the economic news.'

Assets $2,400,000,000 Liabilities $4,6000,000,000 Government Bailout $2,200,000,000

'It will bring economic benefits to the North and Midlands.'

Gas Bill

A man sprays a bug in an organic foods shop.

"But I only restarted it three minutes ago."

"Siri, are you out of your mind?!"

Binge Viewing...

How Supply-Side Economics Works.

Hello Arthur "Just checking to see that the fax got through O.K."

"It's just until the air conditioning in our house is fixed."

Prisoner of technology

We'd like to run a few tests to see how this thing works.