A long time ago I tried out BeOS .. and there was this file, xmas.wav, tucked away somewhere. It’s kinda neat
and geeky .. everyone once in a while, it comes up in my playlist and I think
“where the heck did this come from” so I google for part of the lyrics and come
up with quotes and crap and other people wondering where it came from and
people saying “it came from BeOS, duh” and more people saying “well, yeah, that’s where I got it, where did it come from before that?” and so on.
But today, I googled “i saw my future enlarged” and was rewarded with this page which I’m copying here so as to never lose it again.
virtual (void) lyrics by baron arnold
From the album non album trackInto the future I charge
I spawned an arrogant thread
I saw my future enlarged
And then I had to reboot a hundred times,
Untangle threads
And corporate crime
You may never find love down a T1 line
I made a simple demand
I caught a private reward
I made an elegant stand
My faith and patience restored
And then I had to reboot a hundred times
Through lonely beds
And worn out rhymes
You may never find love down a T1 line
I made paper out of paper mache
I drew sonic insurrections out of what you tried to say
hey, an extra verse 🙂
More googling reveals that the file was actually in “/boot/optional/sounds/virtual (void)” .. not sure why I have it as xmas.wav