The computer may be incompetent in itself--that is, unable to do the work for which it was designed. This kind of incompetence can never be eliminated, because the Peter Principle applies in the plants where computers are designed and manufactured.
Claire scraped her chair back, walked over to the cordless phone lying on the counter, and dialed from the business card still stuck to the refrigerator with a magnet. Four rings, and a cheerful voice answered on the other end and announced she__ reached Common Grounds. __i,__ Claire said. __an I talk to Sam, please?____am? Hold on.__ The phone clattered, and Claire could hear the buzz of activity in the background__ilk being steamed, people chatting, the usual excitement of a busy coffee shop. She waited, jittering one leg impatiently, until the voice came back on the line. __orry,__ it said. __e__ not here tonight. I think he went to the party.____he party?____ou know, the zombie frat party? Epsilon Epsilon Kappa? The Dead Girls_ Dance?____hanks,__ Claire said. She hung up and turned to face Michael and Eve, who were staring at her in outright surprise. She held up the phone. __he power of technology. Embrace it.
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Claire scraped her chair back, walked over to the cordless phone lying on the counter, and dialed from the business card still stuck to the refrigerator with a magnet. Four rings, and a cheerful voice answered on the other end and announced she__ reached Common Grounds. __i,__ Claire said. __an I talk to Sam, please?____am? Hold on.__ The phone clattered, and Claire could hear the buzz of activity in the background__ilk being steamed, people chatting, the usual excitement of a busy coffee shop. She waited, jittering one leg impatiently, until the voice came back on the line. __orry,__ it said. __e__ not here tonight. I think he went to the party.____he party?____ou know, the zombie frat party? Epsilon Epsilon Kappa? The Dead Girls_ Dance?____hanks,__ Claire said. She hung up and turned to face Michael and Eve, who were staring at her in outright surprise. She held up the phone. __he power of technology. Embrace it.
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