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Re:EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd by toyg on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:06AM (#26900900)
Orwell is the modern Machiavelli. In about 100 years, people will be wondering if 1984 was satire/criticism or an actual blueprint for effective government in the digital age, in the same way the real aim of Il Principe has been endlessly debated for centuries.
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Re:EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd by bostik on Thursday April 22, 2021 @12:44PM (#26904857)
I came up with one of EFF Finland's t-shirt slogans: Orwell was an optimist.

Of course, I was soon outdone. It didn't take long for the adapted version to surface: Orwell was an amateur. Which, I have to admit, is an apt description of our times.

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Re:EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd by Rochus on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:29AM (#26901105)
In contrast, Orwell's fundamental rejection of the totalitarian surveillance society is well known and documented. Even in 100 years, those who are interested can read it all.
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Re:EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd by bayindirh on Thursday April 22, 2021 @07:30AM (#26901521)
The irony is, 1984 is used as a manual of sorts by some.
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Re:EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd by DocTomoe on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:51AM (#26901254)
Unless, of course, such documentation will be surpressed. Which is pretty Orwellian, in fact, such operations are the protagonist's job.
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Re:EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd by robertlagrant on Thursday April 22, 2021 @01:24PM (#26905337)
Not if it gets Fahrenheit 451'd :-)
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Re:EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd by maxk42 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @11:25AM (#26903798)
Machiavelli gets a bad rap. I read Il Principe and the primary message is moderation. I dunno how people contorted that into evil scheming.
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