Deluge 6

Embedded computing devices Perfectly reliable, uniquely identifiable Waiting just for you To tell them what to do Click your fingers and the lawn gets cut Turn down the heating, and feed the mutt Order what you need from the Whatever Store Put up your feet, no effort no more See your house sniff out a leak, calling the plumber, no hide and seek All you'll do is pay the bill Giving you more spare time to fill Watch what you want, wherever you are Stream and choose in the home and the car Multiple options red white blue Notifications personalised, just for you   Forget ethics – they are such a bother Self-driven cars will always kill another Cities that think and control all the traffic Lights on, waste gone, handling the sick No more fragmented medical records No more trailing from doctor to doctor Integrated marvellous clinical environment Personal healthcare records for all Do what you want Do it anywhere Automated interviews Any colour but black Peace at last, the work is over Remote control Dial a drone Enjoying tea at home Sipping easily scrolling down the phone Echoing chambers, one big clone We gaze dully, sharply grates the war Oh, it's too late, look next door We're so smart that we get dumb Vulnerable and clever, gaming zero sum The back door opens, the robber hurries in Hacked and stung reprimands begin Armies of analysts crawl over it all Making sense of garbage – or building it tall So one can say, "I told you so" Did you listen? I fear it was no. The killer fridges are coming! Before it's too late, start running! Big data's here It's time to fear Embedded computing devices