if the issue turned out be mould.

...his name is the sound his plan would make.

Bong Wie!

There are enough fatal errors made when soldiers and armed police kill innocent people carrying brooms, and the like, that are mistaken for firearms. With all the spoofing techniques available, how certain could they be that a strike was based on stringent enough intelligence?

I don't entirely disagree with that, but it's sad to see yet another complete misinterpretation of Orwell's message. A lot of people have a notion in their head that the society in 1984 was one where the government controlled all its citizens completely.

I can only assume that these people have either not read it properly or not read it all and just retain the supposed headline of the book in their head.

The evil beauty of Ingsoc's regime was that they did not need to bother with 90% of the population. 'The Proles' could be left alone to do whatever they wanted, completely unmonitored. As long as they were plied with beer and porn then they might bitch about the government down the pub, but they will never do anything more about it.

This leaves Ingsoc a far more manageable dangerous 10% of the country who are the thinkers. 1984 wasn't pure domination or pure distraction. It was a cleverly targeted mix of both. But I will agree that of the two, the distraction is the more dangerous weapon. I would argue that Orwell held that same view.

In the book, Winston clearly says that the key to defeating Ingsoc is getting the Proles to rise up. But at the same time they are having to battle the disinformation and bar on free thinking (For them only). Fighting on two fronts under those conditions is almost impossible.

But we can keep it simple if it's easier: We are at war with distraction. We have always been at war with distraction.

"There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always — do not forget this, Winston — always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever." (from Orwell's 1984)

...will misread that as 'Hawaii' and immediately call into question all Hawaiian birth certificates?

Muddy and fresian
they don't commit treason
along with the secret of always saying 'moo.'
Horned animals, bovine
they live in the sunshine
standing around on the grass that they chew

Gummi Cows!
grazing in the fields, but not the house
greater milk production than a mouse
they are the Gummi Cows.

Never has a typo been so insightful.

It says they're blocking 3D party browsers. So my reading of that is that as long as you actuallly join in, you can still attend 3D parties. But if you're just there to mosey round the edge and watch from the side then Microsoft won't let you in. That's only my reading of it though. This is as vague and tricky as the EU Cookie law.

Hey, I'm going to make a troll comment that mentions jocks, but how will I sneakily cover my intentions? I know... I'll call myself 'JockTroll.' Now watch me reel those suckers in... oh shit, that won't work.

Most customers:

• Raised the Titanic
• Discovered Atlantis

That's because you look for your keys with sight. 'Fartest' solar systems are detected with smell.

You don't believe in fingers? I guess that's what happens from watching Myth Busters with a ton of narcotics flowing through your veins. "Hey, I always knew there was no such thing as fingers," you told the giant purple amradillo while waving a blurry hand in front of your own knees.

A distinct lack of fertilizer, Mr. Holmes.

Sounds fairy snuff to me.