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beachbum bob

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2. John Brunner wrote a fantastic novel in 1975

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 08:37 AM

Nov 2013

that pretty much foretold the advent of the internet and the control of information>>> The Shockwave Rider. Brunner even described what he term "computer worm".

Read this book

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EXPERT: Internet For Our Kids To Be 'Fundamentally Less Awesome' [View all] xchrom Nov 2013 OP

Scare mongering at its finest. RC Nov 2013 #1

John Brunner wrote a fantastic novel in 1975 beachbum bob Nov 2013 #2

You cannot expect a world-wide system of access to be both open and secure. randome Nov 2013 #3

Moot point. Our robot overlords will have taken control by then anyway. Alkene Nov 2013 #4

I think I read this article on AOL back in 1994... Scootaloo Nov 2013 #5

Ha. They can't cage this beast. alphafemale Nov 2013 #6