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1984 1984
by George Orwell
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In George Orwell's 1984, Winston Smith is an open source developer who writes his code offline because his ISP has installed packet sniffers that are regulated by the government under the Patriot Act. It's really for his own protection, though. From, like, terrorists and DVD pirates and stuff. Like every good American, he drinks Coca-Cola and his processed food has desensitized his palate to all but four flavors: (sweet, salty-so-that-you-will-drink-more-coca-cola, sweet, and Cooler Ranch!(tm)). His benevolent overlords have provided him with some war happening somewhere for some reason so that he, and the rest of the population, can be sure that the government is really in his best interests. In fact, the news always has some story about Paris Hilton or yet another white girl who has been abducted by some evil bastard who is biologically wired by 200,000 years of human evolution to fuck 12-year-olds, but is socially conditioned to be obsessed with sex, yet also to feel guilty abo...more
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message 1: by Malissa
07/29/2007 03:35PM

Nophoto-f-25x33 I love your comment. Well said.

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message 2: by Arthur
09/01/2007 12:18PM

Nophoto-m-25x33 Fine comment, but it seems to fit Brave New World better-- for me, at least...

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message 3: by Malissa
09/01/2007 12:43PM

Nophoto-f-25x33 I'm ashamed to admit I have not yet read Brave New World. It just made it's way to #1 on my must read list.

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message 4: by Arthur
09/01/2007 01:40PM

Nophoto-m-25x33 Yeah, it complements 1984's brutal reality with a streak of Romanticism (boiling passions!, and all that...). A curveball of dystopian novels. Let me know if you enjoy it.

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message 5: by Megan
09/21/2007 02:27PM

398992 What are you talking about! Science fiction doesn't have anything to do with the REAL world. O.o

PS. Well put.

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