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2018-04-30
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Agreed...
Like it or not...
We are smack in the middle of "Brave New World" folks...
Like it or not...
We are smack in the middle of "Brave New World" folks...
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2018-04-30
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Originally Posted by endsormeans
Huxley was more right than Orwell.
We are smack in the middle of "Brave New World" folks...
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2018-04-30
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#354
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Originally Posted by endsormeans
It's a brave new world full of cowards! Not sure what I mean but it makes a good sound byte!
Agreed...
Like it or not...
We are smack in the middle of "Brave New World" folks...
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2018-04-30
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hahaahaha....agreed mscion
and yes most certainly gerbick...
orwell's futuristic view is here...it just lurks below the surface of society ...waiting to happen...
but until such time as such drastic measures by states globally are taken..
Huxley's vision and implementation is working just fine...
Speaking of dystopian visions...
I just saw a week ago...
a film I had completely missed ...
that puts them both to shame ...
and REALLY smacks of the here and now..
Still can't believe I missed it...all these years...never noticed it.
Nigel Kneale's "The Year of the Sex Olympics"
It is truly horrifying in how close it comes to where we are now and where it is leading us...
The film makes the societies and peoples of Huxley's and Orwell's vision....
Look absolutely tame...sane...highly educated, ethical and moral ..in compare.
And it is such a well done film.
the sense of foreboding is palpable...
what it evokes is ...
well...
it is very well done...
I will put it that way..
definitely a must see...
youtube has it ..
I highly recommend it.
and as far as comparable dystopian films that come closest to the "now"...
I also suggest "Death Watch" (1980)
It could be just a few years down the road...that is how close the science and the world politics and society is... in it...
and what the film plot is....well...
They saw the direction we were going ...40 years before it came to be...
and they hit it bang on with this film...
Another must see...
and yes most certainly gerbick...
orwell's futuristic view is here...it just lurks below the surface of society ...waiting to happen...
but until such time as such drastic measures by states globally are taken..
Huxley's vision and implementation is working just fine...
Speaking of dystopian visions...
I just saw a week ago...
a film I had completely missed ...
that puts them both to shame ...
and REALLY smacks of the here and now..
Still can't believe I missed it...all these years...never noticed it.
Nigel Kneale's "The Year of the Sex Olympics"
It is truly horrifying in how close it comes to where we are now and where it is leading us...
The film makes the societies and peoples of Huxley's and Orwell's vision....
Look absolutely tame...sane...highly educated, ethical and moral ..in compare.
And it is such a well done film.
the sense of foreboding is palpable...
what it evokes is ...
well...
it is very well done...
I will put it that way..
definitely a must see...
youtube has it ..
I highly recommend it.
and as far as comparable dystopian films that come closest to the "now"...
I also suggest "Death Watch" (1980)
It could be just a few years down the road...that is how close the science and the world politics and society is... in it...
and what the film plot is....well...
They saw the direction we were going ...40 years before it came to be...
and they hit it bang on with this film...
Another must see...
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1/2 - neo900 pre- "purchased" in 2013. N̶o̶w̶ ̶A̶w̶a̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶r̶e̶f̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶c̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶l̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶w̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶s̶ - neo900 start up declared officially dead -
Lost invested funds.
PIMP MY N8X0 (Idiot's Guide and a video walkthrough)http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=94294
THE LOST GRONMAYER CATALOGShttp://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...ight=gronmayer
N8X0 VIDEO ENCODING THE EASY WAYhttp://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...ght=mediacoder
242gb ON N800http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=90634
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Lurker since 2007, Member since 2013, Certifiable since 1972
Owner of :
1-n770 (in retirement), 3-n800's / 3-n810's (still in daily use), 5-n900's ((3 are flawless, 1 loose usb ( parts), 1 has no telephony (parts))
3-nexus 5's : 1 w/ Floko Pie 9.1 (running beautifully) waiting for Stable Droid 10 rom, 1 w/ ̶Ubuntu Touch, 1 with Maru OS (intend maemo leste when ready)
1/2 - neo900 pre- "purchased" in 2013. N̶o̶w̶ ̶A̶w̶a̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶r̶e̶f̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶c̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶l̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶w̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶s̶ - neo900 start up declared officially dead -
Lost invested funds.
PIMP MY N8X0 (Idiot's Guide and a video walkthrough)http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=94294
THE LOST GRONMAYER CATALOGShttp://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...ight=gronmayer
N8X0 VIDEO ENCODING THE EASY WAYhttp://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...ght=mediacoder
242gb ON N800http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=90634
THE PAIN-FREE MAEMO DEVELOPMENT LIVE DISTRO-ISO FOR THE NOOB TO THE PROhttp://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=95567
AFFORDABLE MASS PRODUCTION FOR MAEMO PARTShttp://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=93325
Meateo balloons now available @ Dave999's Meateo Emporium
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2018-05-01
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Originally Posted by gerbick
Not that it is not important; quite the opposite. But it's just an indicator of how the hardware keyboard is not really a primary concern any longer to the average consumer.
Originally Posted by endsormeans
Agreed...
Like it or not...
We are smack in the middle of "Brave New World" folks...
Originally Posted by gerbick
Huxley was more right than Orwell.
Originally Posted by mscion
The worst timeline
It's a brave new world full of cowards! Not sure what I mean but it makes a good sound byte!
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2018-05-01
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#357
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Originally Posted by gerbick
You grew up in the wrong part of the world.
Huxley was more right than Orwell.
Or, come to think of it, the right one.
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2018-05-02
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Originally Posted by pichlo
Depends on your perspective I'd think. At least in Orwell's dystopia "Die Gedanken sind frei" [1] - sort of.
You grew up in the wrong part of the world.
Or, come to think of it, the right one.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Gedanken_sind_frei
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2018-05-02
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My reference was to gerbick's assertion of who was more right. That is, whose predictions were closer to reality. Not which reality I would prefer.
In the part of the world where I grew up, Orwell was definitely closer to the spot. After all, he modeled his books on that world. Unlike Huxley, whose creation was just an educated guess.
In the part of the world where I grew up, Orwell was definitely closer to the spot. After all, he modeled his books on that world. Unlike Huxley, whose creation was just an educated guess.
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2018-05-02
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Yeah, seems that Orwell and Huxley were seeing the future of different sides of the Channel. BTW, Pichlo, where did you grow up?
Originally Posted by pichlo
My reference was to gerbick's assertion of who was more right. That is, whose predictions were closer to reality. Not which reality I would prefer.
In the part of the world where I grew up, Orwell was definitely closer to the spot. After all, he modeled his books on that world. Unlike Huxley, whose creation was just an educated guess.
I agree. Sites like Flickr like to point out that the iPhone is their most used camera. I've heard folks talk about getting a particular phone mainly due to the camera whereas I rarely hear (now) folks bemoan the lack of a hardware keyboard beyond this forum.
Not that it is not important; quite the opposite. But it's just an indicator of how the hardware keyboard is not really a primary concern any longer to the average consumer.