Comments on: Six minutes to midnight in the surveillance society… http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/09/17/six-minutes-to-midnight-in-the-surveillance-society/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DomPierre http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/09/17/six-minutes-to-midnight-in-the-surveillance-society/comment-page-1/#comment-3902 DomPierre Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:10:20 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=491#comment-3902 Martin, Mitch McConnell is the senator from KY (the state, not the lube, ok). Mike McConnell is the DNI. As far as surveillance society, Britain already implemented closed circuit tvs a few years ago so now they can track vehicles. Martin,

Mitch McConnell is the senator from KY (the state, not the lube, ok). Mike McConnell is the DNI.

As far as surveillance society, Britain already implemented closed circuit tvs a few years ago so now they can track vehicles.

]]> By: Martin http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/09/17/six-minutes-to-midnight-in-the-surveillance-society/comment-page-1/#comment-3904 Martin Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:29:22 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=491#comment-3904 Well, I think the problem is that it's not an immediate threat like the old nuclear "doomsday clock" signified. It's subtler, and therefore not as easy to translate on a visceral level. Mind you, it got both of you paying attention, so it can't be all bad. Maybe the collective brainpower of S&R could be put to use thinking of a better slogan to pitch to the ACLU. :) Well, I think the problem is that it’s not an immediate threat like the old nuclear “doomsday clock” signified. It’s subtler, and therefore not as easy to translate on a visceral level. Mind you, it got both of you paying attention, so it can’t be all bad.

Maybe the collective brainpower of S&R could be put to use thinking of a better slogan to pitch to the ACLU. :)

]]> By: Jim Booth http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/09/17/six-minutes-to-midnight-in-the-surveillance-society/comment-page-1/#comment-3903 Jim Booth Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:40:58 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=491#comment-3903 I have to agree with Brian, Martin. Why not call it "The Big Brother" clock or "The Man Spying on You" clock? Or even the "Destroying Civil Liberty" clock. This is such an important issue - in the age of advertising it needs a way to cut through the jabber. I have to agree with Brian, Martin. Why not call it “The Big Brother” clock or “The Man Spying on You” clock? Or even the “Destroying Civil Liberty” clock.

This is such an important issue – in the age of advertising it needs a way to cut through the jabber.

]]> By: Brian Angliss http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/09/17/six-minutes-to-midnight-in-the-surveillance-society/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Brian Angliss Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:56:10 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=491#comment-3901 Couldn't the ACLU have come up with something sexier than "Surveillance Society Clock"? The "Armageddon Clock" hits you in the gut in a way that "surveillance society" doesn't. Of course, my wish for better rhetoric does nothing to change the fact that this is a big deal. I can't help but wonder what the "perfect" state that the ACLU believes would be 12:01 AM (farthest from midnight), or even Noon, on that clock. Couldn’t the ACLU have come up with something sexier than “Surveillance Society Clock”? The “Armageddon Clock” hits you in the gut in a way that “surveillance society” doesn’t.

Of course, my wish for better rhetoric does nothing to change the fact that this is a big deal. I can’t help but wonder what the “perfect” state that the ACLU believes would be 12:01 AM (farthest from midnight), or even Noon, on that clock.

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