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Deus Ex Writer Discusses 'Dangerous Technology'

Dan Weaver writes "One of the writers for the exceptionally good action RPG Deus Ex has authored a rather thought-provoking Salon article on the Bill-Joy theme of dangers posed by emergent technologies and the difficulties that police states (both pleasant and not-so-pleasant) encounter in dealing with them. In the light of revelations about China's tardiness and confusion in addressing the SARS epidemic, this article is particularly timely."

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  1. Re:Trends, Big Brother, etc. by James_Duncan8181 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Umm...Iceland had a functioning democracy with a constitution about 800 years before the founding of the US...

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