And from elsewhere on the HN homepage right now: "Before he was George Orwell, he was Eric Blair, police officer" -- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/books/r

And from elsewhere on the HN homepage right now: "Before he was George Orwell, he was Eric Blair, police officer" -- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/books/review/george-orwell-burma-sahib-paul-theroux.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/books/review/george-orwel... Today's "nightmarish safety hellscape" is brought to you by (amongst others) Toby Roberts, a former technical surveillance officer at the UK's Eastern Region Special's Operations Unit, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation where he's the official "Maker In Residence". -- https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/09/rpi_maker_in_residence_police/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/09/rpi_maker_in_residenc...