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“Technology couldn’t revert, but humans could, and they did so with startling ease and swiftness when the trappings of the modern world melted away.”
― CyberStorm
― CyberStorm
“We were a nation of freeloaders, ninety-eight percent of us non-food-producers relying on the two percent who produced anything edible. The time had come for the ninety-eight percent to pay their share, and it would be paid in blood.”
― CyberStorm
― CyberStorm
“Who did this to us? Who turned us into animals?”
― CyberStorm
― CyberStorm
“You might think you want a secure Internet, but you really don’t, and that’s part of what makes this possible. In the end, a really secure Internet isn’t in the interest of the general public or software producers.” “Why wouldn’t consumers want a secure Internet?” “Because a truly secure Internet wouldn’t serve a common interest in freedom.”
― CyberStorm
― CyberStorm
“their responsibility.” “Isn’t it the military’s job to protect us?” “In theory, yes, a nation’s military is supposed to protect its citizens and industry from other nations—establish a border and then protect it—but that doesn’t work anymore. Borders are difficult to define in cyberspace.” Rory took a deep breath. “Where the government and military used to be responsible for protecting a factory from attack by foreign national governments, now they’re asking private industry to take over that responsibility in cyberspace.” He shrugged. “But who’s going to pay for it? And can a private company really protect itself from a hostile nation? Can we as private citizens act as our own armed forces? And what happens when corporations are as powerful as nations?”
― CyberStorm
― CyberStorm
The Obscure Reading Group
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— last activity Sep 20, 2024 04:19PM
July 2024 update: This group is going on hiatus due to low participation in recent discussions. Like a phoenix, however, it reserves the right to fly ...more
Retro Reads
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— last activity Jan 11, 2026 11:04AM
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. From 2023 our time period will be 1900-1980. Authors like M.M. Kaye ...more
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