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Feb 25, 2013
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Dreaming up strange inventions: The combination urinal/bidet/washing machine

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

I dreamed that a friend of mine was showing me her new appliance: A combination urinal/bidet/washing machine. As we loaded clothes into it, she said, "You okay in there, Stephanie?" A muffled voice emerged from within: "Just let me know when you're ready."

Non-ComputerDream
Feb 18, 2013
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I speak German better in my dream than I do in real life

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

I dreamed that I was at a large trade show, where everybody had cleared the center of the main floor to make room for an impressive real-time holography demo. After the demo was over, everybody moved their chairs back, but the German delegation had difficulty returning their chairs to the exact position they took them from, because everybody else...

Non-ComputerDream
Feb 11, 2013
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Let me take this shortcut across Lake Saskatchewan

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

I dreamed that I had to drive from Los Angeles to Berkeley to catch my flight home. To do this, I used a product from a local startup company: A computerized map of the Bay Area. There were two routes across Lake Saskatchewan. The southern route is highway I-70, and the northern route is an elevated highway that goes right past the head of the Ca...

Non-ComputerDream
Feb 4, 2013
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Old trace logs in your dreams

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

I dreamed that I was archiving old data. Some came off an old CP/M floppy disc. Another was an IntelliTrace debug log from the 1980's. Back then, IntelliTrace recorded the history onto index cards, which were stored in trays like in a library card catalog. Made jumping back and forth really easy, but setting breakpoints was a pain.

OtherDream
Jan 28, 2013
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Please hold your head perfectly still while you write up that memo

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

I dreamed that the original Volkswagen Beetle factory was so cramped that the office workers had to move their desks to the factory floor, with heavy equipment swinging around just inches from their faces. To prevent serious injuries, a template passed through every so often to make sure nothing was out of place.

Non-ComputerDream
Jan 14, 2013
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State law requires you to watch this video of a singing hippo

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

I did it briefly a few years ago, but I'm going to make it a regular Monday feature, at least for this year: Blogging my dreams. I dreamed that I was back in my high school English class, and due to some new state law, everybody was required to watch this video of a singing hippo. The hard part was walking four miles to the nearest viewing locat...

Non-ComputerDream