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<p>I'm with ya, and I don't know what is required reading now. I'm
afraid to find out. Assuming reading more than tweets even <i>is
</i>required anymore.</p>
<p>I grew up on hard sci-fi, prolly like a lot of us here, so
dystopian fiction is definitely an influence on how I see things.
As are the things themselves. Just seeing them <i>potentially </i>merge
is scary. I'm not ashamed of being hair-triggered about that.
Someone has to be. The more the better, I say.<br>
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<p>What books do you recommend? But since I'm currently on 8
distinct (yet interrelated) learning curves, I don't promise to
get through very many of them. I feel a bit guilty even asking,
but what the hey?</p>
<p>- Vara<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/23/2017 6:07 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:E875F6BB-A231-412F-B758-B2C96F17C212@icloud.com"
type="cite">ah yes, George Orwell should be required reading for
everyone in high school or first year college.
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<div>There are also some other books that might bear reading (and
some of them even have a take on the current technological and
political situation).</div>
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<div>-eric</div>
<div>from the central office of the Technomage Guild, You can't
take it with you dept.</div>
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<div>On Mar 23, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Vara La Fey wrote:</div>
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<p>The "3 Minute Hate" was a reference to "1984", which
the intended system of "three minutes" of semi-mandatory
content reminded me of <i>because </i>it is an
intended system of "three minutes" of semi-mandatory
content.</p>
<p>I don't hate anybody here, and I have no reason to
think that proponents of this
spyware/monitoring/chastising system do either. I merely
assumed that intelligent techies near my own age would
understand the reference, even if they don't agree with
my comparison.</p>
<p>I fully mean my criticisms of the system, of proposing
to self-righteously take up time belonging to people who
are not associated with you, and of it's abuse potential
beyond the abuse already inherent <i>in </i>it.</p>
<p>You don't have to be an internet techie to see that. Or
to hit an overly-defensive nerve.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/23/2017 4:53 PM, Steve
Litt wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:50:50 -0700
Vara La Fey <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:varalafey@gmail.com"><varalafey@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Please, waste time and effort and money patenting your /spyware
/chaperone system that monitors web activity with the intent of
/creating consequences /for activity which you - or your intended
customer - opines is "invalid". I doubt very many people will buy
into it because there is no upside for them. Even when they alter it
to fit their own agenda, they just anger their customers who can
click OK for EULAs and enter logins, but cannot bypass your 3 Minute
Hate.
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<pre wrap="">Hate?
Pot/Kettle
A look back on Vara La Fey's previous posts shows Vara La Fey short on
tech and long on very nasty criticism.
Five minutes ago I procmailed Vara La Fey out of my life.
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$GARBAGE
Anybody who agrees with me would be doing themselves a favor (and
lowering their blood pressure) by doing the same.
SteveT
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