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Journal by DaedalusHKX on Saturday April 15, 2006 @07:10AM

Some scary stuff coming up on new scientist...

NewScientist

That pain weapon precisely reminds me of the "pain dial" in Orwell's 1984 (in fact, a lot of research is now switching from understanding the world to improving methods of killing, disease and suppression, much as Emmanuel Goldstein's book which Winston reads in 1984).

~DaedalusHKX

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The pain dial in 1984 (Score:2)

by Marxist Hacker 42 ( 638312 ) * writes:

We've had since 1936- it's called electroshock therapy....
2nd Reply- John Titor Predicted It (Score:2)

by Marxist Hacker 42 ( 638312 ) * writes:

The infamous "internet interdimensional time traveler" predicted this weapon back in 2000. He said development of such weapons will be the begining of the New Civil War, in 2005...heating up 2006-2008, with Russia comming back into the game as a bunch of blue hats to secure our nuclear stores in 2012.

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