for those not familiar with windowmaker or enlightenment (and therefore usually linux) it would probably look like a movie-OS. eterm does let you have transparent terms, like "enemy of the state" iirc.
(goes to imdb to find out what this "level 9" is anyhoo)
(dramatic orchestral music, serene views from space)
(fade in) In 1997, James Cameron brought you to the depths of the ocean..
(fade in underneath) Now comes a new adventure, that boldly goes above and beyond, higher...
(cut, music swells)
"Saturn V booster, right ahead!" (alarms sound)
Mission Control: "The station can stay habitable with four compartments evacuated, you have five ruptured!"
Astronaut 1: "Commander, don't you understand? Space is freezing, and there aren't enough suits. Half the people on the station are going to die!"
Cosmonaut Cmdr: "Not the better half..."
Every ninety minutes, you circle the earth
That is how i know you de-orbit
All across the atmosphere you burn up, you flare up
And your many mutant fungi will go on.
Near, far, in orbit above
I believe that the thing will fall...
...it's not like the transmitter for Tatooine slaves. ("...and it blows you up!") Or in Virtuosity for Denzel Washington's character. Remote kill.
I mean, similar technology has lots of potential. Dime sized implant could be inserted inconspicuously wherever as a emergency call. I remember reading about a bra that signaled the authorities if the wearer was suddenly surprised or whatnot (with a cancel button, of course).
You could store private keys for pgp, gnupg, ssh, there. Just remember your passphrase. Or "Where were you last night?" - "Alone, in my house, sleeping..." Exculpatory evidence. All potentially. See the rest of the comments for more of the flip side (I'm already tired of typing)
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for those not familiar with windowmaker or enlightenment (and therefore usually linux) it would probably look like a movie-OS. eterm does let you have transparent terms, like "enemy of the state" iirc.
(goes to imdb to find out what this "level 9" is anyhoo)
(dramatic orchestral music, serene views from space)
(fade in) In 1997, James Cameron brought you to the depths of the ocean..
(fade in underneath) Now comes a new adventure, that boldly goes above and beyond, higher...
(cut, music swells)
"Saturn V booster, right ahead!" (alarms sound)
Mission Control: "The station can stay habitable with four compartments evacuated, you have five ruptured!"
Astronaut 1: "Commander, don't you understand? Space is freezing, and there aren't enough suits. Half the people on the station are going to die!"
Cosmonaut Cmdr: "Not the better half..."
(CGI astronauts/cosmonauts float around)
(closeup of Leo's helment glass slowly cracking, hissing) "Oh, shit!"
(rapid montage, music swells then fades)
(cue celine dion music)
Every ninety minutes, you circle the earth
That is how i know you de-orbit
All across the atmosphere you burn up, you flare up
And your many mutant fungi will go on.
Near, far, in orbit above
I believe that the thing will fall...
Summer 2003.
...it's not like the transmitter for Tatooine slaves. ("...and it blows you up!") Or in Virtuosity for Denzel Washington's character. Remote kill.
I mean, similar technology has lots of potential. Dime sized implant could be inserted inconspicuously wherever as a emergency call. I remember reading about a bra that signaled the authorities if the wearer was suddenly surprised or whatnot (with a cancel button, of course).
You could store private keys for pgp, gnupg, ssh, there. Just remember your passphrase. Or "Where were you last night?" - "Alone, in my house, sleeping..." Exculpatory evidence. All potentially. See the rest of the comments for more of the flip side (I'm already tired of typing)
What a can of worms.