technology and the state

The "powers that be" have the dominant role in financing and developing new scary technologies:

11 November 2002 - SCI-FI REALITY CREEP BIG BROTHER INCREMENTALISM, by Geoff Metcalf, EtherZone

Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance; Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science: NSF/DOC-sponsored report

2 Aug 2002 - Eugenics and Engineered Wars, the harsh reality..., Ivan Fraser and Mark Beeston, BankIndex

New, Improved war machines!

30 October 2003 - Israel to Raze With Robot Bulldozers, by Gavin Rabinowitz, Associated Press
8 March 2003 - Eglin ready to test monster bomb; Precautions in place for public safety [MOAB bomb], by Kimberly Blair, Pensacola News Journal
9 August 2002 - "E-Bombs" May See Combat in Iraq, Cosmiverse

The Kinder, Gentler war against the people:

4 July 2003 - Weapons of Mass Compliance; Now at a tech lab near you, agony-inducing tools that will control your disorderly tendencies and blast those riotous urges, by Ben Ehrenreich, LA Weekly

We don't want technology to fall into the wrong hands:

29 July 2002 - IT Pros May Face Background Check, Computerworld

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