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Deus Ex Writer Discusses 'Dangerous Technology'

Posted by michael on from the skynet dept.

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. well, I'm in the USA by krog · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    and I find it pretty pleasant.

    at least we're not getting shelled, anyway.

    --
    Cretin - a powerful and flexible CD reencoder
  2. SARS - Level 4 by HedRat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SARS is a very dangerous desease. There are 4 reasons for this.

    1. It is lethal.

    2. It is air-borne.

    3. It comes from a NEW and unknown virus.

    4. NO known cure.

    These four make a very deadly combination. I see the general public take this desease very lightly. The government knows about this but at
    the same time, they don't want to create panic among the public. I wonder what WHO, CDC and USAMRIID are doing about this.