Comments on: Sign of the Times

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:09:00 +0000

Welcome to England.It has been said that what America does today, England will do tomorrow. Not so. Take a good hard look at us Coyote, this is what you will be having tomorrow. Cameras everywhere, speed cameras for revenue, not safety. And do not photograph a policeman under any circumstances. Andrew has it spot on!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:45:51 +0000

“It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourselfâ€”anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face … was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime …”

– George Orwell in “1984″

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:32:37 +0000

England is a country that believes in unarmed law enforcement. I’d choose to hide behind a monitor too.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:21:57 +0000

I’d be careful about taking pictures…

By: Elliot

Elliot — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:57:52 +0000

Ken,
The signs in “Brazil” said
-Don’t suspect a friend. Report him!-
But who is watching the people who are watching the people who are …

By: smurfy

smurfy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:24 +0000

Watch out, you may or may not be allowed to photograph that site.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:03:51 +0000

Welcome to the Ring of Steel. Don’t you feel safer?

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:26 +0000

Awesome. Please keep documenting this. Also, if you see any of those awesome anti-terrorism please-turn-in-your-neighbor signs, please blog those.

Have fun.