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"However, it’s (the internet) very new to us. Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by
by netcan 16y ago
"However, it’s (the internet) very new to us. Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by people ‘over the Internet.’ They don’t bother to mention when criminals use the telephone or the M4, or discuss their dastardly plans ‘over a cup of tea,’ though each of these was new and controversial in their day"
Douglas Adams, 1999 http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html
- nostrademons 16y agoNowadays, people are plotting revolutions and toppling governments "over the Internet". So if anything, it's just gotten worse.
- netcan 16y agoUsually they are plotting revolutions "on social networks" and "using twitter" to coordinate strikes.