Monday, March 20, 2006

1984: "Closer" Than You Think?(!)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust.........."
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I get a chill down my spine as I read the first chapter of George Orwell's "mind-agitating" novel "1984". "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU". In this age of "wired information", where "terrorist excrement" can order attacks using laptops, hiding like "cowards" in caves, sometimes I wonder just how much "Big Brother" does know about us and our every day lives.

LINK - "Big Brother" Knows All About You

READ - "1984" On-Line

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