Nerd Pride Radio

"I have explained to the car that she needs to stop beeping at you so loudly and suddenly. Every day, it's the same mailboxes upsetting her for no good reason. Of course, she didn't want to hear it - wouldn't admit that her beeps were causing a worse safety hazard than whatever they were trying to prevent! But never fear, my dear, I explained it to her in 0s and 1s and she had no choice but to listen."

"Lol yes," she said, "Since when is reason supposed to "persuade"? It commands. It forces assent!"

The handsome, shiny gray vacuum cleaner went silent for a while, perhaps in contemplation. Perhaps not. They drove on like that, silently.