Sunday, April 01, 2007

War Is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Irony is Easy

from here:
On the wall outside [George Orwell's] former residence - flat number 27B - where Orwell lived until his death in 1950, an historical plaque commemorates the anti-authoritarian author. And within 200 yards of the flat, there are 32 CCTV cameras, scanning every move.

(found on BoingBoing)
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