Old Haiku

Published 9/24/17 on the blog

Sex robots are here.

Because that valley needs

To be uncanny.

Published 9/10/17 on the blog

The Equifax breach
Will not be last or smallest.
Freeze your credit now!

Published 9/03/17 on the blog

Echo, Cortana
Sitting in a tree, kissing.
Out falls ad dollars.

Published 8/28/17 on the blog

Sentry Bots are on
Their way to protect and serve.
But will they have doubt?

Published 8/20/17 on the blog

Those that talk about
UBI do not need it.
Still, they can help us.

Published 8/6/17 on the blog

Polite is more than

'Please' and 'Thanks' and 'You're Welcome'.

It's who we are.

Published 7/16/17 on the blog

AI is risky.

But only because we

Humans make it so.

Published 6/25/17 on the blog

Showrooming has helped

Amazon rule all retail.

So, why the new hate?

Published 6/18/17 on the blog

Amazon will buy

Whole Foods and watch us shopping.

Really not spying.

Published 6/11/17 on the blog

Apple's HomePod is

A good speaker with Siri.

Does anyone care?

Published 6/04/17 on the blog

It is only time

Before Robots take our jobs.

Please happen faster.

Published 5/21/17 on the blog

We are but wee serfs

Bowing to our AI lords.

We create our gods.

Published 5/14/17 on the blog

Ophelia was the

Voice Assistant to the World.

Something is rotten.

Published 3/26/17 on blog

What? A new haiku?

I had forgotten this was

A thing that I did.

Published 1/01/17 on Twitter (@schmoid)

2016 was
The year of security
For the IoT.

Published 10/23/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

The I-O-T is
At fault for the Dyn attack.
It was all of us.

Published 10/2/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Our information
Is being used by others.
We all clicked 'agree'.

Published 9/25/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Drones are here to stay
Helping, speeding and scaring.
Flying them is fun.

Published 8/28/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

You are being watched
Just accept it and move on.
(Shield what you can)

Published 8/21/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Game-ifying their
Customer base should be a
Retailer's focus

Published 8/14/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

It is a button
Not a full system of tubes.
No hub is needed.

Published 7/31/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Who needs a Smart Fridge
If you grow your own produce?
Just us carnivores.

Published 7/24/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Just in Time control
Of your grocery shopping
Through your new smart fridge.

Published 7/17/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Pokémon Go is
The first step to an AR
World. Prepare yourself.

Published 6/26/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

The Blockchain of Things
Will be everywhere quickly.
Bubble of Buzzwords.

Published 6/20/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

There is too much sun
For my air conditioner.
Damn summer solstice.

Published 6/19/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Happy Father's Day
Is the five full syllables
For Haiku first lines.

Published 6/12/16 on blog

Home entertainment
Is easier to install.
No more wires run!

Published 5/25/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

There once was a bear
Who automated his home.
Auto hibernating.

Published 5/8/16 on blog

Clothing protects and

Boasts our personal branding.

Separate functions.

Published 4/25/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Virtual lives exist
At the mercy of others.
Augment this! #crotchgrab

Published 4/21/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

In the end, there will
Be more of them than of us.
Sensors are people.

Published 4/18/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Tattoos with Lights and
Chips stuck to your skin will be
The next fashion "thing"

Published 4/11/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Are we in control
Of our media venues?
Is life curated?

Published 4/3/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Unlock the phone and
Open the app and click "on."
The switch is right there!

Published 4/1/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Taking the day off.
Hard to tell what's real in tech.
Hard equals harder.

Published 3/31/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Oh, Alexa Alexa
Play me a memory now.
One that's sad and sweet.

Published 3/29/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Controlling your home
Through a corporate web server
Is asking for it.


Published 3/27/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

How does renewal
And rebirth apply to tech?
More than once a year.

Published 3/23/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Smarthome switches need
Control for virtual and
Physical access

Published 3/18/16 on Twitter (@schmoid)

Spring's cherry blossoms
Can't compare to ILM's
#VR light sabers.

Published 3/7/16 with Internet of Least Secure

Security is
Only what you make of it.
Don't make a default.

Published 2/22/16 with And So IoS Begins

The Internet of
Schmoid is what I say it is.
What is with the duck?