Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The telescreen was behind the painting.


I wonder what Winston's monthly subscription fees for telescreen service were? Could he pay extra for more bandwidth?

The future is strange.
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6 comments:

wizardpc said...

I've often said that if you went back to 1990 and said "in 20 years, everyone in America will carry a device that allows the government to track them 24 hours a day, and not only will they do this willingly but they will actually pay a significant amount of money for the privilege" you'd be called crazy. And not just because you said you came from the future.

Bubblehead Les. said...

I wonder why these Idiots need a Tracking Device to monitor their Running Activities when Homo Sapiens has been Running for Tens of Thousands of Years w/o them.

Oh, well, since Shepards tag their Sheep nowadays, I guess Sheeple have to follow along....

Steve Skubinna said...

I doubt Winston had any idea how much he paid. The fees were probably deducted from his paycheck and he never saw a bill.

Ed said...

The fees came out of his Social Security contribution.

Anonymous said...

tacking on to wizardpc's comment:

Wearing a jawbone fitness device is entirely option... just like carrying around a "we don't track you - meta-data only" cellphone is.

There's also those toll transponders, the automatic license plate readers, and even the federally mandated tire pressure transponders in your wheels.

-SM

Joe in PNG said...

Big Brother should've gone with "The 2 Minute Cat Lolz".