April 16, 2010
#728: iPad explain

[Cueball is sitting in an armchair, playing with an iPad. Megan is looking over his shoulder.]
Cueball: Navigating Google Maps on the iPad is fun. It feels so futuristic.
Cueball: Swoosh! Zoom!
[Close-up on Megan.]
Megan: There are, right now, monkeys controlling robotic arms via neural implants.
Megan: A huge and alien future is barreling toward us. And I can’t wait.
[Zoom-out on both characters. Cueball is still looking down on his iPad.]
Megan: But no, your iPad is cool, too.
Cueball: Stop spoiling my future with your slightly more distant one.