Daily Prompt: Clone Wars

If you could clone yourself, how would you split up your responsibilities?

This topic is one that invites one to ask many questions before answering what appears to be a straightforward question.

Firstly, as we are talking clones, is there a limit to how many I can have at one time? If I can is there a limit to how many?

If I’m allowed to have more than one, do I have to respect seniority  and give the oldest clone the best of the jobs I don’t want to do? I can just imagine telling 001  would you  walk the dog, 002 please do the laundry, and sorry number 007, but you get bathroom duty yet again.

If I can have more than one, will they be jealous of each other?

How do I prevent them from representing themselves as myself, if they encounter a situation that I haven’t instructed them for? For example, I send a clone to walk the dog, and he meets a public figure I admire, does the clone enjoy the privilege and then give me a second hand report?

For those that believe in a higher power, do clones have souls? For Buddhist’s are clones a life form or an organic machine? If they are a life form or sentient being, how does the concept of karma apply to a clone? Am I attributed the good, neutral or bad karma from the actions of my clones?

What Government department has responsibility for clones, and what are the regulations I have to abide by? After all ignorance of the law is not an excuse in most countries. Having dealt with bureaucratic organizations I’m sure the Department of Cloneland Security, already is assembling a list of potential cells made up entirely of clones. What fees and ongoing fiduciary obligations am I assuming when I have clones doing my work?

What are my obligations when I decide to end the use of said clones? Am I responsible for their continued existence, and required to pay a tax to support them, in a clone retirement village?

From the moment they are awakened or activated, and start to do things our memories will slowly go down different paths, at what point do they cease to be me?

You know the more I think about this, the more I think I’ll just finish up this post, and get on with the other things I have to accomplish today.

Sincerely 682

 

 

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6 Time savers for the computer user

As most of you know, I tend to take the middle approach through life. Not too wound up about having the latest gadget, but always looking for practical time savers. So in the spirit of helping you be more efficient and knowing you will invest that time in improving the quality of life around you, here are some tips.

Windows shortcuts:

Alt + Tab keys: Opens the switcher taskbar to allow quick switching between programs. You can also click on the bar/button on you taskbar at the bottom of the window. If your a multitasker you might find the Alt and Tab more useful when having multiple windows open.

F2 key: (Function key F2) Allows you to rename the selected file, instead of right clicking on the file, then clicking rename. I find this handy when renaming photos from the ubiquitous img4567 or other name our digital cameras give to our masterpieces.

Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys: Known to many pc users as the three finger salute, allows you to interrupt a process, such as a non-responding program. In most modern versions of windows, it brings up a list of options. which may include lock this computer, change user or password, and task manager. For any Mac users running Mac OS X Server, you can try  Control+⌥ Option+Delete.

Windows + L keys: since XP this combination instantly locks your computer, which is great if you work from home and have children. Mac users sorry you need to do a little fine tuning by, checking the box under System Preferences > Security and Privacy >
General > Require password immediately, which will allow you to use control + shift + eject to put your Mac to sleep.

Need to have two windows open at once side by side? With Windows 7, you can click and hold on the top bar of the window and drag to the left or right, it will snap into place using half the available width of your screen.  Xp and Vista users need to Ctrl + click on both windows on the taskbar to select them, then right click and choose the Tile Vertically Option.

Do you need access to character map for all those pesky symbols such as • ° or the copyright symbol? I have a shortcut on my desktop to character map. Right click on your desk top, choose new/shortcut. this will bring up a dialogue box,  type C:\Windows\System32\charmap.exe into the box. Click next the default name will be charmap but you can change it.