Whipped Cream Difficulties

I don’t have a lot that’s profound or interesting to say about WikiLeaks, and much of what I could say has been said better elsewhere.

But as it happens, I’ve got a copy of John Brunner’s The Shockwave Rider sitting on the table next to me. And for some reason, I’m reminded of the little interstitial bits of text throughout the novel, especially towards the end (“This product contains a known allergen and a known carcinogen…This is a cybernetic datum imprinted on the wrapper without the manufacturers’ knowledge or consent.”)

I’m increasingly convinced that Brunner got it right. Not the small details of what the society of the Internet would look like, but I think he’s batting close to 100% on the big picture.

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