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  • From: "Michael Tucker" <michaeltucker AT nc.rr.com>
  • To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Defeating the thought police
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:25:10 -0400


> It wouldn't be a hard change to make. Instead of calling 911 in an
> emergency, you could just call your favorite security company, say a
> subsidiary of Halliburton, who would come and do the same things the
> cops would, but for a fee.

Sounds like a thematic element from Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson's
cyberpunk novel.


Paula picked up on it.

> OK, so long as I can be a citizen of Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong.

--
Michael Tucker





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