On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 21:46 -0600, John R. Dennison wrote: > The machine has got to be accepted, but it is probably better > to accept it rather as one accepts a drug -- that is, grudgingly > and suspiciously. Like a drug, the machine is useful, dangerous, > and habit-forming. The oftener one surrenders to it the tighter > its grip becomes. > > -- George Orwell (1903-1950), novelist Over here we are perhaps a little more aware he was one of us and he wrote in 'our' language. Our language is so successful at enabling expressive communications that others around the world have mutilated our language whilst attempting to improve upon it :-) Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950). 1984 arrived a few years late. With the introduction of fibre optics telecommunications in residential dwellings (coming to our town in July 2011), just how long is the TV set going to stay unidirectional ? -- With best regards, Paul. England, EU.