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How do you know the exact number of devices, suspicious.
by dovdovdov 10y ago
How do you know the exact number of devices, suspicious.
- gm-conspiracy 10y agoI think he meant the devices were first patented in 1984.
- q4814 10y agoAhem Orwell's 1984. It's a book.
- j_r_f 10y agoI can't tell if they are joking or really didn't pick up on this.
- ibgib 10y agoThat's part of why it's a good joke...or is it?
- zepto 10y agoI bought that as an ebook on Amazon but it got remotely deleted for 'copyright' reasons from my kindle so I never got to read it. Is there something about listening devices in it?
- unprepare 10y agoyou can read it online for free here http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/ http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/
- stordoff 10y agoTelescreens more or less fit the bill. From Wikipedia: > Telescreens are fictional devices which operate as both televisions and security cameras. [...] All members of the Inner Party (upper-class) and Outer Party (middle-class) have telescreens in their homes [...] Telescreen cameras do not have night vision technology [but] their microphones are incredibly sensitive, and they are said to pick up a heartbeat.
- tajen 10y agoSurely you're joking. Kindle himself deleting books that warn against Alexa technology, "for copyright reasons", is worth both a good laugh and a war. If you're not joking, please write a blogpost about it and post it on HN.
- zepto 10y agoI don't need to blog about it - it was headline news: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/jul/17/amazon-kindle-1984 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/jul/17/amazon-ki...
- baldfat 10y agoI believe it was a joke about the book. Like the government being suspicious about knowing facts about the device. :)
- linuxguy2 10y agoThey're talking about the novel, 1984. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
- pc86 10y agoWhoosh! It was a joke.
- nothrabannosir 10y agoDon't worry, they're just pretending not to get it. It was a great joke.