Andrew Crystall wrote: > >> I was in London last week. British newspapers were classifying >> home surveillance as "equivalent" to that of Russia and China. > > Which is absolute and total rubbish. > What is rubbish? My report is as acurate as an eyewitness can be :-P
>> As He wrote, the best quality of science fiction is portraying >> such a horrible future that people will fight to prevent it. >> 1984 still resonates in Airstrip One. > > You're trying to put the genie back into the bottle. > Who, me? > I think you might want to consider what the Brin had to say about > doing that with surveylance tech. > I know what He says. I also know what He says about "1984". But I am discussing the scare of "1984", not the 1984-zation of Airstrip One. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
