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,AT ?IS TIME1 AS ! :EELS ( ?IS MON/R\S SOCIETY CONT9UE TO GR9D ON1 & ! SCATT]$ 9SURG5TS MAKE TO ?R[ :AT !Y CAN B5EA? ! TRACKS TO SL[ IT D[N 9 :ATEV] WAY1 WE >E LEFT ) SOME QUE/IONS4 ,!SE >E QUE/IONS ?AT1 9 \R OP9ION1 DES]VE MORE ?\<T & PROVOCATION ?AN !Y USUALLY ASSUME 9 ! CIRCLES ( AN>*I/S1 REBELS & L&-DEF5D]S4 ,NAMELY2 IT IS CLE> ?AT MOBILIZATIONS 79DEP5D5T ( ANY TIMEFRAME71 SU* AS ?OSE = \R IMPRISON$ OR FALL51 >E A PRACTICAL NECESSITY 9 ORD] TO CON/ITUTE DIV]SE =CES ?AT >E READY TO FACE & UND]/& ! CONSEQU5CES ( ANY /RUGGLE ?AT MAT]IALLY CONTE/S ! RUL+ ORD]2 9 O!R WORDS1 SO ?AT REPRESSION LESS5S 9 ITS P[] TO /OP US 9 \R [N TRACKS4 

,H[EV]1 BE=E ! USUAL PROPAG&A & AGITATION ?AT TAKES AIM AT AG5TS OR FACADES ( ! /ATE1 AT ! PRISON-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX & ITS READILY-ID5TIFIABLE M]C5>IES1 ! BIGG] QUE/ION IS3 :AT EXACTLY IS CAPTIVITY1 TODAY8 ,:AT IS DOM9ATION1 9 ITS MO/ CONTEMPOR>Y S5SE8 ,:AT FACILITATES !SE ABOM9ABLE ?+S1 :I* NATURALLY \R PASSIONS >E ALSO FULLY 9CL9$ TO ASSAULT8 

,SCRAT* ! SURFACE ( EV]YDAY LIFE 9 ! 7ESPECIALLY ,NOR!RN-7,EUROPEAN METROPOLIS & ! T]RITORIES ?AT FE$ !M1 & ! MAT]IAL GE>S ?AT =M ?AT ',GREAT ,CAGE' CAN /ILL BE PLA9LY SE5 IF Y\ KN[ :]E TO LOOK2 ,C,C,T,V CAM]AS BE+ ONLY ! TIP ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL ICEB]G4 ,BUT ALREADY1 WORKS >E UND]WAY TO MAKE ! *A9S ?AT B9D US LESS IMM$IATELY P]CEIVABLE2 YET ALL ! MORE COMPREH5SIVE4 

,9 ?IS ESSAY1 WE WILL BE SPEAK+ AB\T A PROJECT1 A ?REAT1 ?AT1 IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$1 HAS NOT YET COME TO PASS 9 ITS DEPICT$ SCOPE4 ,?IS C>RIES NOT A FEW PROBLEMS2 ! TE*NO-CRITICAL SPH]E IS ALREADY FREQU5TLY WRACK$ BY MORBID FASC9ATION ) ! MO/ FANTA/IC PROJECTIONS FROM ! M\?PIECES ( ?OSE DEVELOP]S ( DOM9ATION4 ,A POT5TIAL FAULT ( ?IS OV]-ACTIVITY ( ! IMAG9ATION IS A K9D ( SELF-P>ALYZES1 & ! NE$LESS SPREAD ( DEBILITAT+ FE> AMONG ?OSE ) :OM WE >E REA*+ = ?R\< \R PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNIQUES4 ,BASICALLY1 FALL+ = ! HYPE ( TE*NO-SCI5CE1 & ACT+ AS IF ! WOR/ W]E ALREADY H]E1 WE T]RORIZE \RSELVES & ?OSE :O W\LD LIKE TO ACT - (T5 AT ! EXP5SE ( ADEQUATELY ASSESS+ ! TE*NOLOGIES ?AT >E ALREADY ) US1 & /UDY+ !IR FLAWS & OP5+S = DISABL+4 ,?IS DETRIM5TAL HABIT IS AUGM5T$ BY A DELET]I\S HO/ILITY T[>DS ! CRITIQUES ( TE*NOLOGICAL-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 ?AT IS /ILL SADLY %[N BY MANY SECTORS ( ! MORE-OR-LESS RADICAL OPPOSITIONAL T5D5CIES ( ! WORLD4 

,) ?IS 9 M9D1 ?R\<\T :AT FOLL[S1 ! /RONGE/ IMPRESSION WE W\LD LIKE TO IMP>T W\LD BE - CRACKS /ILL EXI/ 9 ! WALLS ?AT SURR\ND US1 & WILL CONT9UE TO444 IF WE SEEK !M \T & =CE !M OP54 ,AS ! GLUT ( ACTION FROM ALL ACROSS ! WORLD 9 ?IS MON? ALONE %[S1 & FROM A WEAL? ( P]SPECTIVES & T>GET+1 ! ATTACK IS NOT ONLY FEASIBLE1 BUT EV]-PRES5T4 ,! REASON WE F9D IT IMPORTANT TO D$ICATE ?IS AM\NT ( WORDS TO ! TOPIC 9 H& IS1 SIMPLY1 ?AT !SE SPACES = 9SURRECTION & CREATION >E H[EV] DIM9I%+1 & IT IS 7UND]/&ABLE FE> (7 ! TE*NOLOGICAL APP>ATUS ( MOD]NITY & ITS P[]S ( SURVEILLANCE1 REGULATION & 9VE/IGATION ?AT IS L>GELY RESPONSIBLE4 ,9 FACT1 HI/ORY REGUL>LY TEA*ES US ?AT ONCE DESIGN$ & P]FECT$1 IT IS USUALLY A MATT] ( TIME BE=E ANY GIV5 9NOVATION 9 ! H&S ( ! RUL+ ORD] IS DEPLOY$ TO ITS FULL & REPRESSIVE POT5TIAL2 TO ! DEGREE ?AT ! RUL]S CAN AF=D & BELIEVE !Y CAN GET AWAY )4 ,! QUE/ION IS :51 NOT IF4 

,MOVEOV]1 IF WE TAKE A DEEP] VIEW ( TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EMS1 AS BE+ CULTURALLY MANIFE/ ALSO ?R\< ! BEHAVIOR & CONDITION+ ( !IR HUMAN CONDUITS1 WE CAN SEE ?AT ! POPULATIONS 9 MANY P>TS ( ! WORLD >E BECOM+ GROOM$ & PREP>$ TO ACCEPT 7IF NOT ACTIVELY C>RY \T7 :AT WE AT LEA/ SEE AS GREAT *ALL5GES TO \R REBEL DRIVES 9 \R TIMES4 ,?9K+ BACK TO H[ PROLET>IANIZ$ ! UNFOLD+ ( ! 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION1 URBANIZATION & PACIFICATION ( ! LA/ FEW C5TURIES HAS ALREADY LEFT US1 A PRIME CONC]N = ?OSE :O VALUE AG5CY & ABILITY AP>T FROM ! CLOY+ TRAPS ?AT >E SET 9 \R WAY MU/ BE TO PREV5T AN EV5 MORE PR(\ND DISEMP[]M5T4 

,?US1 WE'RE CONSCI\S ( ! RISK ( HYP]BOLE1 BUT CONV9C$ ?AT \RS IS ! *ALL5GE TO GO UP AGA9/ ! TRANS=M+ FIELD ( DOM9ATION1 BE=E WE >E OV]RUN4 ,TO SEE1 ) CLE> EYES & A READY H&1 :AT WE AS EXCLUD$1 DESKILL$1 BUT MO/ ( ALL AS ASPIR+ OPPOSITIONAL =CES1 >E & WILL BE FAC$ )4 

,FUR!RMORE1 WE >E CONSID]+ ?IS TOPIC AT A TIME :5 ,CO/ANT9O ',CO/A' ,RAGUSA1 ,SILVIA ,GU]9I & ,LUCA ',BILLY' ,B]NASCONI >E SOON TO /& TRIAL TOGE!R = ! SECOND TIME4 ,9 #ba !Y W]E 9T]CEPT$ BY ! =CES ( LAW AS !Y W5T EQUIPP$1 AS ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT-,SWITZ]L&1 TO ATTACK ! NANO-TE*NOLOGY C5T] ?AT ,I,B,M 7A GLOBAL COMPUT+ MAJOR7 W]E !N BUILD+ ) ! ,F$]AL ,POLYTE*NIC ,UNIV]SITY ( ,ZURI*4 ,N[ BACK 9 ,ITALY FOLL[+ YE>S ( 9C>C]ATION1 9T]-PRISON HUNG]-/RIKES & LUCID DEFIANCE1 !Y WILL BE PROSECUT$1 ON *>GES ) 0T]RORISM0 5HANCEM5TS1 = PREP>+ = ?AT SAME EXPLOSIVE_/9C5DI>Y ACTION FROM 0,ITALIAN0 SOIL4 ,ALL ?REE HAVE NOT /OPP$ DEF5D+ ! NECESSITY ( DIRECT ACTION AGA9/ ! EXP&+ TE*NO-SPH]E1 :E!R DUR+ ! ,SWISS TRIAL OR UPON RELEASE & DEPORTATION4 

,LIKE !M1 WE WANT TO SEE ! ACTIVE CELEBRATION 7& ?US1 DEF5SE & EXT5SION7 ( :AT IS /ILL WILD 9 ?IS WORLD EXP&$ TO 9CLUDE :AT IS PR(\NDLY & IMM$IATELY ?REAT5$ BY ! LATE/ TE*NOCRATIC TOXICITY1 BROAD5+ ! USUAL RUBRIC ( 0RADICAL-ECOLOGICAL0 DISC\RSE2 & IT IS TO ,CO/A1 ,SILVIA & ,BILLY ?AT ?IS TEXT IS D$ICAT$4 

4440,NANO-BIOTE*NOLOGIES >E ! LATE/ PA? BEAT5 BY ! TE*NO-9DU/RIAL CAPITALI/ SY/EM 9 ! PLUND] & DEVA/ATION ( ! ,E>?4 ,!SE PA?S1 LIKE ALL ! PREVI\S ONES 7?9K ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,AGE71 >E PRES5T+ AS MIRACLES :AT WE CAN EASILY IMAG9E >E DE/9$ TO TURN 9TO NI<TM>ES4 ,!SE TE*NOLOGIES >E BORN FROM ! NEW VISION ( ! WORLD ( ! COMPUT] ]A ?AT HAS SUB/ITUT$ ! ME*ANI/IC ONE ( LEV]S & GE>S ) A MA!MATICAL ONE ( 9=MATION BITS1 :]E ! :OLE ( REALITY MU/ FIT 9TO ONE ALGORI?M4 ,?IS NEW VISION HAS N[ TAK5 ROOT AS IT IS MORE SUIT$ TO ! NE$S ( ! PRES5T SY/EM4 ,9 ASS]T+ ITSELF1 IT HAS OP5$ UP HI!RTO UNDREAM$ POSSIBILITIES = SCI5CE TO C>RY \T :AT ! MOM5T & SELF-CANNIBALISM ( ! SY/EM >E URG5TLY PRESS+ IT TO DO3 APPROPRIATE EV]Y?+ 9 ! UNIV]SE & BREAK IT D[N 9TO ITS SMALLE/1 9F9ITESIMAL COMPON5TS1 9TO 'BITS'4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 TO A*IEVE SOME UNIV]SAL BASIC UNIT ) :I* SCI5TI/S CAN R$UCE ! :OLE ( ! EXI/5T TO A LEVEL ( 9T]*ANGEABILITY & EQUIVAL5CE1 SO ?AT ?R\< ! 5G9E]+ ( ?IS NEW 79ACCESSIBLE UP UNTIL N[7 RAW MAT]IAL IT WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY?+ 9 ! UNIV]SE USABLE = ! NE$S ( P[]4 ,!SE TE*NOLOGIES >E !RE=E ! PILL>S UPON :I* ! SY/EM WILL BE ABLE TO RE->RANGE ! PROCESSES ( PRODUCTION & SUPPLY ?AT >E VITAL TO ITS GR[?1 A GR[? TO 9F9ITY ON A PLANET ?AT HAS ALREADY BE5 PLUND]$ BEYOND ! LIMITS ( ITS POSSIBILITIES4 ,&1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ,G,M,OS .<,G5ETICALLY ,MODIFI$ ,ORGANISMS.>1 ! CONV]G5CE ( ! SCI5CES IS ! LATE/ PROMISE ( A DEVELOPM5T TR5D ?AT IS SUPPOS$ TO TACKLE ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ?AT ECOCIDAL PROGRESS ITSELF HAS TAK5 US TO0444 

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,9NOVATORS 9 ! COMPUT+ WORLD >E PROMIS+ A NEW 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION 9 ! COM+ YE>S4 ,ONE ?AT W\LD TRANS=M SCI5CE1 TE*NOLOGY & SOCIETY - 9DE$1 EV5 ! BIOLOGICAL REALITY ( HUMAN BE+ ON ! PLANET4 ,A PLANET :OSE ORGANIC FL[S & CYCLES >E ALREADY TOTALLY REEL+ & UND]M9$ ) CATA/ROPHIC EFFECTS1 EXACTLY DUE TO ! CANC]\S WAY ( LIFE :I* RESULT$ FROM ! LA/ 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION4 ,NANO-TE*NOLOGY1 ! APPLI$ SCI5CE ( MANIPULAT+ MATT] AT A SCALE ?AT IS F> PA/ MICROSCOPIC1 PLAYS AN 9DISP5SABLE ROLE = ! EM]G+ ]A4 ,BEYOND R$ESIGN+ ! G5E /RUCTURE ( LIV+ CREATURES1 TE*NO-SCI5CE ALSO N[ R$ESIGNS ! MOLECUL> /RUCTURE ITSELF TO GIVE NEW =MS & MAT]IALS4 ,AT ! NANO-LEVEL1 5TIRELY DIFF]5T PROP]TIES & REACTIONS 7= EXAMPLE ?OSE ( SAY1 GOLD7 COME 9TO PLAY ?AN W\LD HAVE :5 9 MOLECUL>LY-UNDI/URB$ =MS4 ,! HOPES ( ! 9DU/RIAL LEAD]S >E 9 ! WIDE RANGE ( NEW APPLICATIONS & ABILITIES ?AT NANO-SCALE MODIFICATION CAN BR+ TO ALMO/ ANY MATT]1 FROM MANUFACTUR+ 9CR$IBLY LI<T & /RONG METALS1 TO 9JECT+ NANO-MA*9ES 9TO ! HUMAN BLOOD /REAM TO TREAT ! DISEASES ( CIVILIZATION1 TO SYN!SIZ+ FUEL S\RCES4 ,ADD TO ?IS ! PR$ICTIONS ( BE+ ABLE TO 0$IT0 LIV+ ,D,N,A1 AS WELL AS RADICALLY R$ESIGN CURR5T OBJECTS & PROCESSES1 & ! \TP\R+ ( HOMILIES TO ?IS-OR-?AT NOVEL /RUCTURE ( ! NE>-FUTURE >E NEV]-5D+4 

,ONE ( ! MORE TANGIBLE WIDESPREAD APPLICATIONS ( NANO-TE*NOLOGY 7:I*1 DESPITE ! HORRIFIC IMPLICATIONS & CATACLYSMIC PR$ICTIONS Y\ CAN EASILY F9D 9 A %ORT WEB SE>*1 MA9LY HAS ?US F> REMA9$ TEMPOR>ILY 9 ! FIELD ( COSMETICS1 SPRAYS ( NANO-P>TICLES = AUTOMOBILES1 ANTI-BACT]IAL SCRE5S ETC47 IS 9 ! FIELD ( COMPUT+4 ,ALB]T ,SWI/ON1 ( ! ,L9COLN ,LABORATORY1 MADE ! FOLL[+ PR$ICTIONS ON ! FUTURE ( COMPUT+ & NANO-TE*3 

4440,Y\ MI<T LOOK AT A FUTURE :]E Y\ DON'T HAVE COMPUT]S AT ALL4 ,! COMPUT+ P[] Y\ NE$ IS JU/ WOV5 9TO ! FABRIC ( Y\R %IRT1 OR MAYBE IT IS 9 Y\R R+1 OR Y\R WAT*4 ,MAYBE ?AT DEVICE CONNECTS AUTOMATICALLY TO SOME SCRE5 NEXT TO Y\1 OR SOME PROJECTOR Y\ C>RY ) Y\4 ,MAYBE Y\ WON'T EV5 NE$ A DISPLAY - IT WILL JU/ GET PIP$ /RAI<T 9TO Y\R EYEBALLS0444 

7,ALB]T JO9TLY L$ A PROJECT TO 9FUSE MICRO-P>TICLES ) NANO-CRY/ALS1 9VISIBLE TO ! NAK$ EYE1 TO COMBAT C\NT]FEIT+ ( CURR5CY1 LUXURY GOODS & ELECTRONICS1 TO PROTECT ! FL[S ( WEAL? & CAPITAL47 

,! MAJOR CORPORATIONS 9 ! COMPUT+ FIELD HAVE BE5 WORK+ AT ! NANO-LEVEL = MANY YE>S2 C]TA9LY NOT LIMIT$ TO ! A=EM5TION$ TOR*-BE>]S AT ,I,B,M4 ,TO TAKE ,HEWLETT-,PACK>D AS ANO!R EXAMPLE2 ! NANO-TE*NOLOGY TEAM ( !IR ADVANC$ RESE>* >M ,H,P ,LABS BOA/S A LONG HI/ORY ( SCI5TIFIC BREAK?R\<S1 MAJOR PAT5TS & SEM9AL PUBLICATIONS 9 ITS FIELD4 ,NANO-ME*ANICS >E A MA9 >EA ( 9T]E/ TO ,H,P ,LABS2 !Y >E DEVELOP+ EV]-SMALL] & MORE S5SITIVE MICRO-ME*ANICAL S5SORS & ACTUATORS4 ,!Y PRIDE !MSELVES ON BLAZ+ A TRAIL = COMPUT+ BEYOND ! SILICON ( CONV5TIONAL ELECTRONICS 9TO ! REALM ( MOLECUL>-SCALE ELECTRONICS & NANO-SCALE /RUCTURES ) :OLE NEW PROP]TIES & APPLICATIONS4 ,BUT :AT DOES ALL ?IS MEAN1 BEYOND FA/] OP]AT+ SY/EMS & COMMUNICATIONS8 

4440,FIR/1 \R WORLD IS BECOM+ 9/RUM5T$4 ,! TRANSI/OR1 9V5T$ #f YE>S AGO1 IS ! BASIC BUILD+ BLOCK ( ! DIGITAL AGE4 ,TODAY1 !RE >E NE>LY A BILLION TRANSI/ORS P] HUMAN1 EA* ONE CO/+ ONE T5-MILLION? ( A C5T4 ,!RE >E #d BILLION MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIB]S1 & #c BILLION RADIO FREQU5CY ID5TIFICATION TAGS PRODUC$ GLOBALLY4 ,BECAUSE ( !IR 9CREAS+ SOPHI/ICATION & L[ CO/1 !SE *IPS1 S5SORS & DEVICES GIVE US1 = ! FIR/ TIME EV]1 REAL-TIME 9/RUM5TATION ( A WIDE RANGE ( ! WORLD'S SY/EMS - NATURAL & MAN-MADE1 BUS9ESS & SOCIETAL0444 

4440,SECOND1 \R WORLD IS BECOM+ 9T]CONNECT$4 ,V]Y SOON !RE WILL BE #b BILLION PEOPLE ON ! ,9T]NET4 ,BUT ?AT'S JU/ ! BEG9N+4 ,9 AN 9/RUM5T$ WORLD1 SY/EMS & OBJECTS CAN N[ 0SPEAK0 TO ONE ANO!R1 TOO4 ,COMPUTATIONAL P[] IS BE+ PUT 9TO ?+S WE W\LDN'T RECOGNIZE AS COMPUT]S4 ,9DE$1 ALMO/ ANY?+ - ANY P]SON1 ANY OBJECT1 ANY PROCESS OR ANY S]VICE1 = ANY ORGANIZATION1 L>GE OR SMALL - CAN BECOME DIGITALLY AW>E & NETWORK$0444 

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,MANY ( US WILL BY N[ HAVE HE>D ! T]M 0! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S01 US$ TO DESCRIBE A BUDD+ 5VIRONM5T ?AT ! TE*NOLOGY CORPORATIONS WANT TO MAKE WID] REALITY4 ,AN OMNIPRES5T EX*ANGE ( DATA BETWE5 AN UNTOLD AM\NT ( RECEIV]S & TRANSMITT]S1 POT5TIALLY SPANN+ ALL MAT]IALS & PROCESSES ?AT CAN BECOME MEASUR$ ELECTRONICALLY4 ,MO/ SIGNIFICANTLY1 IT IS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 S5SORS 7?AT GA!R DATA7 & MA*9ES 7?AT ACT ON ?AT DATA71 ALL AT NEWLY MICROSCOPIC SIZES1 PROMIS+ TO MAKE EV]Y?+ FROM /REETLI<TS TO SEAPORTS 0SM>T04 ,IT'S BE5 PICK+ UP /EAM 9 REC5T MON?S1 & 9DE$ AL?\< ! IMPLICATIONS >E NE>LY 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 IT IS BE+ TREAT$ AS ! LOGICAL NEXT /EP = TE*NOLOGICAL-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 G5]AT+ A MULTITUDE ( NEW PRODUCTS & S]VICES AS ALL K9DS ( DEVICES & ALGORI?MS COME TO M$IATE DAILY LIFE4 ,AFT] ALL1 WE HAVE ALREADY COME TO RELY LESS ON A CONSCI\S RELATION%IP BETWE5 EA* 9DIVIDUAL & ! MAKE-UP ( \R LIV+ SURR\ND+S1 & MORE ON :AT A LIFELESS DIGITAL DISPLAY CONVEYS TO US4 ,WORK1 0FREE TIME01 TRAVEL1 $UCATION1 POLITICS1 %OPP+1 9TIMACY - EV]Y:]E ! SCRE51 & ! SPACE BETWE5 GETS LESS5$ ALL ! TIME4 

,! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S IS A PROLIF]ATION ( ELECTRONICS1 PRIM>ILY IMPLANT+ MICRO-*IPS DIRECTLY 9TO OBJECTS1 BODIES OR ! WID] 5VIRONM5T4 ,?IS IS P>T & P>CEL ( ! VISION ?AT ,I,B,M >E KN[N = DESPICABLY CALL+ A ,SM>T] ,PLANET4 ,SM>T]1 NOT 9 ! S5SE ( 9TUITIVE1 RELATIONAL WISDOM ?AT IS =M$ ?R\< ! EXP]I5CE ( AN 5GAG$ CO-EXI/5CE1 ON & ( ! E>? WE 9HABIT4 ,BUT 9 ! S5SE ( A /]ILE1 CALCULAT$ MA*9E PR$ICTION1 FILT]$ ?R\< /ATI/ICS4 ,TO ?IS 5D1 7& ) CONSID]ABLE SUPPORT FROM GOV]NM5TS & 9DU/RY17 ! TE*NOLOGY CORPORATIONS WANT !IR S5SORS TO D5SELY 9HABIT EV]Y?+ FROM CITIES & COMMODITY SUPPLY *A9S - :I* !Y EUPHEMI/ICALLY T]M 0ECOSY/EMS0 - TO ACTUAL RIV]S & =E/S4 ,AS WELL AS DETECTORS TO AUTOMATICALLY OP]ATE ! HEAT+ & AIR-CONDITION+ :5 PEOPLE 5T] A BUILD+1 SOIL S5SORS ?AT COMMUNICATE TO F>M]S AB\T WAT] OR F]TILIZ] LEVELS4 ,NANO-SCALE DEVICES 9 ! ATMOSPH]E TO PR$ICT ! WEA!R1 9 BRIDGES TO BETT] MONITOR ! /ATE ( ! CEM5T1 OR TO TAG & TRACK :AT'S LEFT ( ! WILDLIFE1 ALL ) COMPLETELY UNKN[N_/IRREV]SIBLE EFFECTS 9 ! LONG-T]M FROM MICRO-P>TICLES SPREAD+ ?R\< & ACCUMULAT+ 9 ! 5VIRONM5T & 9EVITABLY 9 ! FOOD CYCLE - ?IS IS :AT ,DR ,JOHN ,MANLEY ( ,H,P ,LABS ,BRI/OL RESE>* BASE HAD ! GALL TO CALL ! ,C5TRAL ,N]V\S ,SY/EM = ! ,E>?4 ,IT IS NO?+ BUT AN ACCEL]ATION ( ! PATRI>*AL & EXPLOITATIVE CULTURAL E?OS TO BECOME MA/] OV] ! BIOSPH]E - :I* WE >E BIZ>RELY CONSID]$ A SEP>ATE P>T ( - 9 ORD] TO P]PETUATE ! 9SATIABLE 9DU/RIAL SY/EM & WAY ( LIFE ?AT IS DESPOIL+ ! GLOBE1 EV5 AT ! CO/ ( WIP+ \T ! S\RCE ( \R & ALL EXI/5CE1 & TO RATION EV]Y?+ 9TO FOOD = ! SY/EM2 GRI/ = ! MILL1 ( ?IS PRISON WE C\LD CALL CIVILIZATION4 

,9 A SITUATION LIKE TODAY1 9DIVIDUALS NO LONG] G5]ALLY USE TE*NOLOGIES !Y !MSELVES HAVE =M$ & UND]/& TO CREATE ! LIVES !Y *OOSE1 BUT >E RUL$ BY & ?R\< TE*NOLOGIES - ?AT CAPITALI/-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY USES TO REPRODUCE ITSELF & TO ACCULTURATE !M4 ,! ACCOMPANY+ ALI5ATION & SURR5D] TO 9DU/RIALI/ LOGIC MAKES ! DEP? & COMPLEXITY ( ! ELEM5T1 PLANT-ANIMAL & 5]GETIC WORLDS SEEM DAUNT+2 BECAUSE DESPITE ! 9T]ROGATIONS ( MOD]N SCI5CE1 !Y >E NOT R$UCIBLE TO REASON1 OR 9DE$ TO /ATIC CATEGORIES4 ,TO ! ONES :O WANT TO GA9 P[] OV] O!RS 7HUMAN & NOT71 IT'S V]Y MU* 9 !IR 9T]E/ ?AT WE >E FUR!R 9DOCTR9AT$ 9TO !IR CULTURE :]E ! *AOTIC MAJE/Y ( ! PLANET HAS PRETTY MU* LO/ ALL MEAN+ - & ONLY ! TE*NOLOGIES TO RE-9T]PRET LIFE BACK TO US AS IMAGES1 PRODUCTS OR S]VICES COME TO MAKE S5SE4 

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,H5CE :5 WE MAKE REF]5CE TO SOME MOVEM5TS 9 ?IS TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY AS 0ADVANCES01 WE'RE NOT TALK+ AB\T DEVELOPM5TS & MA*9ES ?AT >E 9EVITABLE1 B5EFICIAL OR 9DE$ NEUTRAL 9 ! WAY ?AT IT IS G5]ALLY PORTRAY$4 ,RA!R1 WE MEAN ! MAT]IAL DEEP5+ ( A SPECIFIC IDEOLOGY - SOME?+ CLOS] TO ! 9VASIVE SPREAD ( AN OCCUPY+ >MY4 ,WE C\LD CALL ?IS OCCUPATION1 FOLL[+ ! WORDS ( ITS [N PROPAG&A1 0,PROGRESS04 ,AN IDEOLOGY ?AT DICTATES SOCIAL EXI/5CE & AFFECTS ALL \R LIVES ) ITS VALUES & IMPOSITIONS1 LEAV+ US NON-ADAPT$ TO ! ACTUAL E>? WE LIVE UPON1 & RELIANT 9/EAD ON ! GOV]N+ SY/EM4 ,! C5TURIES-OLD IDEOLOGY USES CONCEPTS SPECIFIC TO ! TE*NOLOGICAL =MS ( ! P]IOD1 :I* EM]GES 9 \R BASIC IDEA ( H[ ! WORLD EXI/S & IS IMPLANT$ 9 \R ACTUAL SELF-IMAGE2 ! ZEITGEI/ ( ! ]A1 AS IT W]E4 ,! HE>T "7 A CLOCK4 ,! BRA9 "7 A COMPUT]4 ,& N[1 AS WE MATURE FUR!R )9 ! CYB]NETIC AGE1 ! CITY "7 AN ORGANISM4 ,! FOCUS 9 ALL !SE CASES1 PA/ OR PRES5T1 IS ! P5ETRATION ( PR$ICTABILITY & CONTROL 9TO EV]Y SPH]E ?AT CAN BE DOM9AT$ & COLONIZ$ BY AUTOMATION1 SOLD AS 9EVITABLE OR EV5 0NATURAL0 UND] ! A=EM5TION$ GUISE ( ,PROGRESS4 

,) ! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S1 ! IDEOLOGY N[ SPEAKS ( EA* P>T ( LIFE AS A SOCKET TO BE PLUGG$ 9TO & M9$ = DATA - MADE PR$ICTABLE & H5CE MANAGEABLE4 ,ROB VAN ,KRAN5BURG (F]$ A 7RA!R LIMIT$7 CRITIQUE & ANALYSIS SOME YE>S AGO3 

4440,ELECTRICITY WAS ! ACTUAL METAPHOR ?AT ! ,E,U #a/ PROJECT (FIC]1 ,JAKUB ,WE*J]T1 US$4 ,HE SPOKE ( A VISION ( ! FUTURE IS ONE 9 :I* \R EV]YDAY WORLD ( OBJECTS & PLACES BECOME '9FUS$' & 'AUGM5T$' ) 9=MATION PROCESS+4 ,COMPUT+1 9=MATION PROCESS+1 & COMPUT]S DISAPPE> 9TO ! BACKGR\ND1 & TAKE ON ! ROLE MORE SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ELECTRICITY TODAY - AN 9VISIBLE1 P]VASIVE M$IUM DI/RIBUT$ ON \R REAL WORLD4 ,9 CONTRA/1 :AT WILL APPE> TO PEOPLE >E NEW >TIFACTS & AUGM5T$ PLACES ?AT SUPPORT & 5HANCE ACTIVITIES 9 NATURAL1 SIMPLE & 9TUITIVE WAYS0444 

4440,WE >E WITNESS+ A MOVE T[>DS P]VASIVE COMPUT+ AS TE*NOLOGY VANI%ES 9TO 9TELLIG5T CLO?+ & WE>ABLES1 SM>T 5VIRONM5TS 7:I* KN[ :]E & :O WE >E7 & P]VASIVE GAMES4 ,WE WILL SEE DOORS OP5+ = SOME & CLOS+ = O!RS4 ,MIMICRY & CAM\FLAGE WILL BECOME P>T ( APPLICATION DESIGN4 I,PODS WILL DISPLAY COLORS & PRODUCE S\NDS ?AT CORRESPOND TO Y\R SURR\ND+S4 ,EV5TUALLY !Y WILL COME ) A 0KILL SWIT*0 ?AT1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT WILL AUTOMATICALLY L[] ! VOLUME :5 Y\ >E ON A TRA94 ,MOBILES WILL REACT TO !IR 5VIRONM5T TOO1 %UTT+ !MSELVES (F :5 !Y DETECT ?AT !Y >E 9 A RE/AURANT04444 

,! BILLIONS ( T9Y ELECTRICAL PROS!SES >E TO CON/ANTLY COLLATE 9=MATION TO !N TRANSMIT TO O!R DEVICES 9 !IR SURR\ND+S1 OR TO DATABASES :]E IT IS /OR$ & ANALYZ$ TO ID5TIFY POSSIBLE CAUSES = NOTIFICATION OR AUTOMATIC 9T]V5TION4 ,WE \RSELVES >E TO BE C5T]-/AGE 9 ! CON/ANT ASSESSM5T - \R R\T9ES1 \R ASSOCIATIONS1 \R 9T]E/S1 \R BEHAVIOR4 ,& SO Y\ CAN READ FROM ! PRES5TATION PREP>$ BY ,RU? ,B]GMAN 7DIRECTOR ( ,H,P ,LABS ,ISRAEL7 & ,MIKE ,%AW 7,H,P ,/RATEGIC ,M>KET+7 = ! ,H,P ,DISCOV] CONV]G5CE 9 ,B>CELONA1 TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY CLE> ! TRANS=MATIONAL *ANGES AFOOT1 9 :I* !Y'RE CRITICAL PLAY]S3 

4440,IMAG9E Y\R MOBILE PHONE C\LD RECOGNIZE Y\R FACIAL GE/URES1 ! TONE ( Y\R VOICE & ! PATT]NS ( Y\R BRA9 WAVES4 ,IT W\LD !N HAVE A GOOD IDEA H[ Y\ W]E FEEL+4 ,IT C\LD !N C\PLE ?IS ) A 0P]SONAL BIG DATA0 /ORE ( 9=MATION ?AT IT HAS BUILT UP AB\T Y\ - H[ Y\ LIKE TO RECEIVE 9=MATION1 H[ Y\ LIKE TO WORK1 H[ Y\ LIKE TO TRAVEL & H[ Y\ LIKE TO TAKE Y\R LEISURE0444 

4440,:AT AB\T BIG DATA ANALYSIS TO CONTROL ! 5TIRE TRANSPORTATION SY/EM1 ! POLIC+ & ! 5VIRONM5T ( A CITY ( #c MILLION PEOPLE8 ,& H[ AB\T A BIG DATA SY/EM ?AT IS ABLE TO CONTROL Y\R WORLD-WIDE M>KET+ CAMPAIGNS = Y\1 ADJU/+ ! PRIC+ & PACK+ MIX RI<T D[N TO ! NEI<BORHOOD LEVEL BAS$ ON REAL-TIME ANALYSIS ( DETAIL$ /RUCTUR$ DATA & SOCIAL M$IA S5TIM5T80444 

7,9 ! TIME BE=E ?IS CONV]G5CE1 ,H,P BID ON A CONTRACT TO BE A MA9 SUPPLI] ( S]V]S OR /ORAGE EQUIPM5T - AS !Y SUCCESSFULLY DID ALREADY 9 PA/ YE>S TO PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE SY/EMS = ,SYRIA TO T>GET DISSID5TS - = A PROJECT CALL$ ,PEACEFUL ,*ONGQ+1 A PLAN TO 9/ALL R\<LY #e1 CAM]AS ?R\<\T ! =M] ,*9ESE CAPITAL1 PROVOK+ PROTE/S ?AT IT W\LD T>GET POLITICAL ACTIVI/S2 AS IF ?AT WAS ! ONLY ?+ TO BE WORRI$ AB\T4 ,?IS W\LD BE POSSIBLY ! L>GE/ S+LE VIDEO-SURVEILLANCE PROJECTS 9 ! WORLD1 OV] AN >EA #b#e.0 L>G] ?AN ,NEW ,YORK47 

,DISCREPANCIES BETWE5 Y\R ACTIONS1 MOVEM5TS1 CONSUMPTION ETC4 & :AT IS CONSID]$ Y\R NORM BY ! /ATI/ICS W\LD COME TO LI<T 9 SU* A NETWORK - EV5 MORE-SO ?AN 9 ! PRES5T ONL9E CULTURE 79CLUD+ TRAVEL C>DS1 CONTACTLESS_/ELECTRONIC PAYM5T1 MOBILE PHONE SIGNALS4474 ,PREEMPTIVE POLICE OP]ATIONS1 C\NT]-FRAUD TE*NIQUES1 RACIAL PR(IL+ & SURVEILLANCE ( WELF>E RECIPI5TS W\LD GA9 NEW MEAN+S4 ,ACTUALLY TRY+ TO EXIT ! DIGITAL CAGE W\LD FLAG Y\ UP1 SOPHI/ICAT$ SPY-W>E 79 A GUISE ?AT MANY ALREADY ACTUALLY SEE AS B5EFICIAL7 W\LD 5COMPASS EV]Y AVAILABLE ASPECT ( \R LIVES4 

,= EXAMPLE1 ! ONL9E FRAN*ISES HAVE ALREADY PROV$ EXCE$+LY EFFECTIVE AT NORMALIZ+1 & QUIETLY CAPITALIZ+ FROM1 A DEGREE ( ONE-WAY TRANSP>5CY 9 ! LIVES ( MANY1 AS ANALYZ$ BY SOME 7DIFF]5TLY-9CL9$ TO \RSELVES7 CRITICS ( ! CYB]NETIC SY/EM3 

4440,BEH9D ! FUTURI/IC PROMISE ( A WORLD ( FULLY L9K$ PEOPLE & OBJECTS1 :5 C>S1 FRIDGES1 WAT*ES1 VACUUMS1 & DILDOS >E DIRECTLY CONNECT$ TO EA* O!R & TO ! ,9T]NET1 !RE IS :AT IS ALREADY H]E2 ! FACT ?AT ! MO/ POLYVAL5T ( S5SORS IS ALREADY 9 OP]ATION3 MYSELF4 0,I0 %>E MY GEOLOCATION1 MY MOOD1 MY OP9IONS1 MY ACC\NT ( :AT ,I SAW TODAY ?AT WAS AWESOME OR AWESOMELY BANAL4 ,I RAN1 SO ,I IMM$IATELY %>$ MY R\TE1 MY TIME1 MY P]=MANCE NUMB]S & !IR SELF-EVALUATION4 ,I ALWAYS PO/ PHOTOS ( MY VACATIONS1 MY EV5+S1 MY RIOTS1 MY COLLEAGUES1 ( :AT ,I'M GO+ TO EAT & :O ,I'M GO+ TO FUCK4 ,I APPE> NOT TO DO MU* & YET ,I PRODUCE A /EADY /REAM ( DATA4 ,:E!R ,I WORK OR NOT1 MY EV]YDAY LIFE1 AS A /OCK ( 9=MATION1 REMA9S FULLY VALUABLE0444 7,GOOGLE ,DEGAGE7 

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,A MAJOR PROBLEM SO F> = ! OV]SE]S HAS BE5 DEVIS+ WAYS TO SORT ?R\< & ISOLATE ! RELEVANT 9=MATION = ANY 9QUIRY 9 P>TICUL>1 RA!R ?AN DR[N+ 9 A SEA ( RAW DATA1 AS IS (T5 ! CASE AT PRES5T 7H5CE 5ABL+ SOME ( US TO EVADE & RESI/ EV5 ?\< CONFRONT$ BY A GIGANTIC CONTROL APP>ATUS74 ,IT'S T[>DS OV]COM+ ?IS ?AT MU* 5]GY 9 ! TE*-WORLD IS N[ SP5T - = ! PROGRAM TO 0FUNDAM5TALLY RE-DESIGN COMPUT+ TO H&LE ! 5ORM\S DATA FL[S ( ! FUTURE01 TO QUOTE ! PR(ESSIONALS AT ,H,P ,LABS1 :I* OV] HALF !IR 5G9E]S >E N[ D$ICAT$ TO4 ,AS A TA/E ( :AT ?IS C\LD MEAN1 CONSID] ! AW>D-W9N+ ,I,B,M PR$ICTIVE S(TW>E DEVELOP$ & APPLI$ BY !IR 0,S\?,WE/,ONE0 COLLABORATION ) ,BRITI% COP & C\NCIL AU?ORITIES TO POLICE POT5TIAL ?IEVES 9 ,AVON & ,SOM]SET1 OR ?AT ! ,BRITI% ,M9I/RY ( ,JU/ICE APPLIES TO CONVICTS :O COME UP = RELEASE4 ,9 WORK+ T[>DS ! VISION !Y DESCRIB$ ABOVE - :I* 9 MANY CASES ! TE*NOLOGIES ALREADY EXI/ = ON A SMALL] SCALE - ,H,P LIKE ! RE/ TALK C&IDLY AB\T H[ SOCIAL 5G9E]+1 BEHAVIORAL PSY*OLOGY & CRIME PREV5TION ALSO ME% ) ! RISE ( :AT !Y'RE CALL+ A 0CYB]-PHYSICAL 5VIRONM5T01 & ! CITIZ5S IT W\LD PRODUCE4 

,9 #bad ALONE1 ,H,P ,LABS PUT \T AN 9-DEP? SURVEY TO IMPROVE FACIAL TRACK+ & ID5TIFICATION TE*NOLOGY = 0MONITOR+ CAM]AS 9/ALL$ 9 PUBLIC >EAS1 S*OOLS1 HOSPITALS1 WORK PLACES & HOMES01 & ! SAME DAY !Y PUBLI%$ ANO!R COAU?OR$ /UDY ON ALGORI?MS APPLI$ ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES TO DISCOV] RELATION%IPS1 TO PR$ICT BEHAVIOR1 0TO EXPLOIT MUTUAL 9FLU5CE & MUTUAL B5EFITS BETWE5 SOCIAL ACTIONS & SOCIAL TIES0 7QUOTES FROM ! PAP]S' AB/RACTS74 ,ON ?IS LA/ TOPIC1 WE'RE REM9D$ ( ! M$IA /ORIES DUR+ ! SUMM] ( #bad AB\T ,FACEBOOK TAILOR+ ! NEWS ITEMS ?AT APPE>$ ON US]S' PAGES1 !N GAUG+ ! RESULTS 9 ONL9E ACTIVITY TO EXP]IM5T ) MOOD-9DUCTION ?R\< ?AT HIDE\S & ALL-P]VASIVE SITE4 

,ROAD TRAFFIC1 :I* IS EXPECT$ TO CONT9UE SO>+ OV] ! NEXT FEW DECADES 7& CONT9UE BEF\L+ EV]Y?+71 IS ONE FIELD 9 :I* ! MICRO-MANAGEM5T ( SOCIAL CONTROL IS DEEP5+4 ,EUROPEAN ,UNION (FICIALS HAVE CONSID]$ LEGISLAT+ ?AT ALL C>S 5T]+ ! M>KET %\LD FEATURE A BUILT-9 ME*ANISM ?AT ALL[S POLICE TO /OP ! VEHICLE REMOTELY1 BUT ! PREF]R$ OPTION W\LD SEEM TO BE SIMPLY PREV5T+ UNWANT$ BEHAVIOR BE=E IT EV5 OCCURS4 0,SM>T ROADS01 ) SOME #d MILES PLANN$ 9 ! ,U,K1 W\LD BE ?OSE SU* AS ! ,A#a#d 9 ,5GL& BETWE5 ,FELIX/[E & ,RUGBY4 ,!Y >E TO BE EQUIPP$ ) NUM]\S S5SORS - TO BE >RANG$ ?R\< ,B,T 7,BRITI% ,TELECOM7 EX*ANGES - ?AT W\LD MONITOR TRAFFIC BY S5D+ SIGNALS TO & FROM MOBILE PHONES 9 MOV+ VEHICLES2 H5CE1 5ABL+ A C5TRALLY-CONTROLL$ TRAFFIC SY/EM TO DIV]T R\TES OR MANAGE !IR SPE$ 79 ! CASE ( NEW VEHICLES1 POT5TIALLY BY OV]RID+ ! CONTROLS74 ,( C\RSE1 ,G,P,S 7,GLOBAL ,POSITION+ ,SATELLITE7 ALREADY COMES AS /&>D 9 MANY AUTOMOBILES1 LEAD+ ! S5IOR ,=D EXECUTIVE ,JIM ,F>LEY TO BOA/ ?AT 0WE KN[ EV]YONE :O BREAKS ! LAW .<:ILE DRIV+.>1 WE KN[ :5 Y\'RE DO+ IT40 

,ELSE:]E1 Y\ CAN READ 9 ! M$IA AB\T ! FACT ?AT 0?ANKS TO S5SORS & 9T]NET CONNECTIVITY1 ! MO/ BANAL EV]YDAY OBJECTS HAVE ACQUIR$ TREM5D\S P[] TO REGULATE BEHAVIOR4 ,EV5 PUBLIC TOILETS >E RIPE = S5SOR-BAS$ OPTIMIZATION3 ! ,SAFEGU>D ,G]M ,AL>M1 A SM>T SOAP DISP5S] DEVELOP$ BY ,PROCT] @& ,GAMBLE & US$ 9 SOME PUBLIC ,W,CS 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES1 HAS S5SORS MONITOR+ ! DOORS ( EA* /ALL4 ,ONCE Y\ LEAVE ! /ALL1 ! AL>M />TS R++ - & CAN ONLY BE /OPP$ BY A PU% ( ! SOAP-DISP5S+ BUTTON4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ,GOOGLE'S LATE/ PLAN TO PU% ITS ,&ROID OP]AT+ SY/EM ON TO SM>T WAT*ES1 SM>T C>S1 SM>T !RMO/ATS &1 ONE SUSPECTS1 SM>T EV]Y?+1 LOOKS RA!R OM9\S4 ,9 ! NE> FUTURE1 ,GOOGLE WILL BE ! MIDDLEMAN /&+ BETWE5 Y\ & Y\R FRIDGE1 Y\ & Y\R C>1 Y\ & Y\R RUBBI% B91 ALL[+ ! ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,AG5CY TO SATISFY ITS DATA ADDICTION 9 BULK & VIA A S+LE W9D[40 

,9DE$1 ! CREEP ( ELECTRONIC LEA%ES TI<T5+ ISN'T ANY?+ FUTURI/IC1 BUT HAS BE5 UPON US = A :ILE4 ,A CASE 9 PO9T W\LD BE ! 9TRODUCTION ( ,RADIO-,FREQU5CY ,ID5TIFICATION *IPS 7,R,F,I,D1 SMALL] ?AN A GRA9 ( S&1 DESIGN$ TO RELAY AMBI5T 9=MATION SU* AS HUMIDITY1 WEI<T1 TEMP]ATURE1 & TO BE LOCATABLE AT ALL TIMES BY C]TA9 SCANN]S7 9TO SELECT$ ITEMS 9 DI/RIBUTION - SPANN+ FOOTBALL TICKETS OR HOTEL ROOM ACCESS C>DS1 TO TITLES 9 BOOK%OPS1 OR CLO?+ BY MAJOR BR&S1 TO GOV]NM5T DOCUM5TS1 TO *ILDR5'S PASSES = SOME S*OOLS1 TO 9DIVIDUAL CUTS ( MEAT 9 ! ,NORWEGIAN M>KET4 ,H,P W]E ONE ( ! FIR/ KN[N TO PUT ,R,F,I,D 9 !IR PRODUCTS 79 PR9T]S FROM !IR FACTORY 9 ,BRAZIL7 TO DETECT & TRACK ITEMS AS !Y MOV$ ?R\< ! SUPPLY *A91 & AT ! TIME ACTUALLY WON AN AW>D = IT4 ,AGA91 ,ROB VAN ,KRAN5BURG EXPLA9S FUR!R3 

4440,AS ,R,F,I,D IS PULL TE*NOLOGY1 ! ,R,F,I,D READ] EMITT+ 5]GY SO ?AT ! PASSIVE TAG GIVES ITS UNIQUE NUMB] 7SAYS HELLO1 H]E ,I AM71 ! ,E,P,C ,GLOBAL NETWORK LAY\T MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO TRACK A BOTTLE 9 Y\R ROOM 7PROVID$ !RE IS A READ] 9 Y\R DOOR1 FLOOR1 BUILD+7 ?R\< A SIMPLE WEB QU]Y BY TYP+ ! UNIQUE ,I,D NUMB] 7AVAILABLE ?R\< RETAIL *ANNELS7 AS ! ,I,D ( ! BOTTLE IS LOGG$ 9TO ! LOCAL DATABASE 7Y\R COMPUT]1 WORK S]V]1 (FICE BUILD+ NETWORK7 :I* IS HOOK$ UP TO ! ,E,P,C ,GLOBAL NETWORK4 ,9 ?IS DATABASE ?R\< AN ,R,F,I,D SCRIPT+ LANGUAGE CALL$ ,SAVANT1 ! ITEM'S LOG IS S5T TO AN ,OBJECT ,NAME ,S]V] 7,O,N,S7 :]E IT CAN BE ACCESS$ VIA ! WEB1 = EXAMPLE FROM ,TOKYO0444 

4440,!RE IS NO =GETT+1 NO MEMORY LOSS 9 ,DIGITAL ,T]RITORY4 ,A WORLD :]E A LAY] ( DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY HAS BE5 PROGRAMM$ ON ALL ?+S ANALOG4 ,CONSEQU5TLY Y\ %\LD NOT SAY3 0,I'M NOT DO+ ANY?+ WRONG1 SO :Y %\LD ,I WORRY AB\T SM>T CAM]AS ) #c,D COORD9ATES READ+ MY FACE1 OR ?IS ,R,F,I,D_/,M#b,M_/,N,F,C 9FRA/RUCTURE8 ,NO1 Y\ %\LD WORRY AB\T :OM WILL DEEM :AT WRONG 9 ?REE YE>S FROM N[1 AS FROM ! MOM5T ( GO+ LIVE ALL MOVEM5T WILL 7IRRESPECTIVE ( MAN1 MA*9E OR ANIMAL7 BE LOGG$1 /OR$ & DATA M9$0444 

,NEI!R >E SU* ADVANCES LIMIT$ TO ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR?3 

4440,9 ! YE> #b1 #dg P]C5T ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION LIV$ 9 CITIES4 ,9 #b#c1 #f P]C5T ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION WILL LIVE 9 AN URBAN 5VIRONM5T4 ,! GR[? WILL OCCUR 9 LESS DEVELOP$ .<SIC.> C\NTRIES1 ESPECIALLY 9 COA/AL ,S\? ,ASIA4 ,MORE ?AN #eh CITIES WILL BOA/ POPULATIONS ( MORE ?AN FIVE MILLION PEOPLE4 ,ONE ( !SE CITIES WILL BE ! A=EM5TION$ ,SONG ,DO ,CITY1 AN 0AMBI5T CITY01 9 :I* ALL 09=MATION SY/EMS 7RESID5TIAL1 M$ICAL1 BUS9ESS1 GOV]NM5TAL1 ETC47 %>E DATA1 & COMPUT]S >E TO BE BUILT 9TO ! H\SES1 /REETS & (FICE BUILD+S04 ,! CITY ITSELF WILL EXEMPLIFY A DIGITAL WAY ( LIFE1 ! 0,U-LIFE04 ,?IS IS A CITY ( CONTROL0444 

4440,9 ,K>A*I1 POPULATION-WISE ! SECOND L>GE/ CITY 9 ! WORLD1 ) OV] HALF ( ! TW5TY MILLION PEOPLE 9 SLUMS1 FACE RECOGNITION & NUMB] PLATE RECOGNITION CAM]AS REIGN SOV]EIGN ON ! HI<WAYS0444 

,BRITA9 BE+ GLOBAL TOR*-BE>]S = ALL K9DS ( SURVEILLANCE & TRACK+1 IT'S ALREADY A DECADE S9CE SOME WORK]S 9 W>EH\SES ACROSS ! PRISON ISL&1 & SUPPLY+ H\SEHOLD-NAME RETAIL]S1 BEGAN TO BE FITT$ ) WE>ABLE *IPS TO FOLL[ !IR MOVEM5TS1 & FROM :I* TO RECEIVE 9/RUCTION4 ,ONCE AGA91 WORKPLACE TE*NOLOGY NOT TO LI<T5 ! LOAD = ITS CAPTIVES1 BUT TO 9CREASE ! DEHUMANIZ+ SQUEEZE = HI<] LEVELS ( PRODUCTIVITY4 ,NOT LEA/ BY PREV5T+ UNAU?ORIZ$ BREAKS1 H>ASS+ ! ONES TAK+ LONG] ?AN CALCULAT$ BY ! COMPUT] AS NECESS>Y TO COMPLETE A JOB1 & R$UC+ PILF]+ ( ! M]*ANISE - (T5 ITSELF ALSO TAGG$4 ,! WORK]S 9 SU* BATT]Y-F>M TYPE UNITS W]E FUR!R R$UC$ TO 9DU/RIAL AUTOMATONS1 9 :AT WAS H]ALD$ AS ! 0DISAPPE>ANCE ( DISAPPE>ANCE0 70:]E ! EMPLOYEE IS UNABLE TO DO ANY?+ )\T ! MA*9E KN[+074 ,WE'RE REM9D$ ( ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S OBS]VATION3 

4440 0,! ,FUTURE ,BELONGS TO ! ,FA/0 .<,H,P ADV]TISEM5T.>4 ,WELL1 ,I'D SAY ACTUALLY IT BELONGS TO ! MA*9E2 & ! FA/] IT GOES1 ! FA/] Y\ GOTTA WORK0444 

,>\ND ! TIME ?IS WAS HAPP5+1 IT WAS PR$ICT$ ?AT ,R,F,I,D W\LD BECOME A WORLD-*ANG+ TE*NOLOGY OV]NI<T - H[EV]1 DESPITE ITS CURR5T APPLICATIONS 9 RETAIL1 LOGI/ICS1 PH>MACEUTICALS & O!RS 7& OBVI\S NI<TM>I% POT5TIAL = MORE71 IT DIDN'T REALLY TAK5 (F 9 ! WAY ?AT1 SAY1 SOCIAL M$IA DID 9 ?AT TIME 9/EAD4 ,CURR5TLY1 ) ! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S1 ,R,F,I,D MANUFACTUR]S >E POSIT$ TO HAVE !IR MOM5T AS AN CRITICAL COMPON5T ( ! 0,BIG ,DATA0 SY/EMS BE+ 5VISAG$2 & >E PU%+ H>D = FUR!R ADOPTION BY BUS9ESS & GOV]NM5T WORLDWIDE4 ,! MULT9ATIONAL ,DISNEY CORPORATION >E JU/ ONE :O >E DEMON/RAT+ 0?AT ,R,F,I,D TAGS CAN BE US$ TO *EAPLY & UNOBTRUSIVELY DET]M9E H[ PEOPLE USE & 9T]ACT ) DAILY OBJECTS1 5ABL+ NEW TYPES ( 9T]ACTIVE PLAY & SM>T HOMES & WORK 5VIRONM5TS1 AS WELL AS NEW ME?ODS = /UDY+ CONSUM] %OPP+ HABITS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,DISNEY ,RESE>*1 ! 9VE/IGATORS F\ND ?AT !IR SY/EM1 CALL$ ,I,D,S5SE1 ALL[$ !M TO SIMULTANE\SLY TRACK #b OBJECTS 9 A ROOM & 9F] F\R CLASSES ( MOVEM5TS ) #ic P]C5T ACCURACY40 

,N[1 9 ADDITION TO ,R,F,I,D US$ TO CONTROL & MONITOR ACCESS TO C]TA9 BUILD+S1 DATABASES & MORE1 IT APPE>S AT BORD] CROSS+S1 9 PRISONS1 BEL[ ! ACTUAL SK9 ( PEOPLE WORRI$ AB\T BE+ LO/ OR KIDNAPP$ - AS WELL AS 9 SOME PLACES TO USE ! (FICE PHOTOCOPI] & COMMUNICATE ) MOBILE APPS VIA ! *IP BURI$ 9 ! FLE% ( ! H&1 OR JU/ TO BE BODILY-SCANN$ TO PAY = DR9KS 9 A NI<TCLUB4 ,A GRADUAL HYBRIDIZATION IS UND]WAY BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S & 9=MATIC_/ROBOTIC SY/EMS - :5 NOT AN \TRI<T SUB/ITUTION OR ELIM9ATION ( ! =M] BY ! LATT] - P]HAPS 7= N[7 BE/ TYPIFI$ BY ! GR[+ PSY*OLOGICAL & PHYSICAL DEP5D5CE ON ! 9T]NET & MOBILE PHONES4 ,SOME WELCOME ! POSSIBILITY ( FULL SM>TPHONE CONTROLS IMPLANT$ 9 !IR =E>M1 OR COMPUT]S WORN LIKE CONTACT-L5SES RESPOND+ TO EYE MOVEM5T4 ,SCI5TI/ FANATICS SUCCE$ 9 REMOTELY-DIRECT+ RATS VIA A COMPUT] ?R\< IMPLANTS & BRA9-MA*9E 9T]FACE1 & ! IMPOSSIBLE TRAN%UMANI/ FANTASY ( 5TIRELY MELD+ US ) TE*NOLOGY 7TO ! COMPLETE EXCLUSION ( ! NON-9DU/RIAL FROM \R LIVES7 BEG9S TO SEEM JUDG$ AS LESS F>-FET*$ 9 ! SOCIAL CLIMATE4 ,AFT] ALL1 ?IS IS ! DIRECTION ( ! TE*NO-CULTURE4 

4440,Y\ COME HOME AT NI<T4 ,Y\R SM>T HOME RECOGNIZES Y\1 & AUTOMATICALLY ADJU/S LI<T+1 TEMP]ATURE1 AMBI5T S\ND4 ,Y\R DOME/IC ITEMS *ATT] AMONG !MSELVES4 0,:AT'S UP801 Y\R COMPUT] ASKS Y\R MOBILE PHONE1 CAM]A1 ,M,P#c & ALL Y\R SM>T MOBILE DEVICES1 :I* PROVIDE IT ) DAILY DATA4 ,Y\R SM>T FRIDGE NOTES ?AT Y\ EAT ! LA/ YOGURT1 & ORD]S MORE IMM$IATELY ON ! ,9T]NET4 ,IT (F]S H&Y RECIPES = Y\R PROVISIONS4 ,Y\R *ILDR5 HAVE RETURN$1 BUT Y\ ALREADY KNEW ?AT ?ANKS TO ! MESSAGE ON Y\R MOBILE :5 !Y SCANN$ !IR SAT*EL >RIV+ HOME4 ,!Y >E BUSY ) !IR ELECTRONIC RABBIT :O READS !M AN 9TELLIG5T BOOK1 SCANN$ ) ITS ,R,F,I,D *IP4 ,A GLANCE TO ONE ( Y\R SCRE5S REASSURES Y\ ( Y\R OLD MO!R :O LIVES ALONE3 ! S5SORS SECUR+ H] SM>T HOME DO NOT REPORT ANY?+ UNUSUAL AB\T H] BLOOD PRESSURE & M$ICATION CONSUMPTION4 ,%E DOES NOT NE$ HELP4 ,9 %ORT1 )\T Y\1 Y\R LIFE UNFOLDS JU/ AS IT %\LD4 ,IT'S SU* A CONV5I5CE0444 

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,C\LD Y\ SAY !RE IS ! SAME B\ND>Y ANYMORE BETWE5 PUBLIC & PRIVATE - 9 ! DIGITAL SPH]E & MORE8 ,OR BETWE5 ONL9E & (FL9E1 :5 Y\R POSSESSIONS W\LD BE 9 CONT9UAL COMMUNICATION ) EA* O!R1 !IR MANUFACTUR]S & ! AU?ORITIES8 ,BETWE5 CITY & C\NTRYSIDE1 :5 WE'RE ALREADY & =EV] PURSU$ BY AMBI5T CONNECTIONS & COMMITM5TS8 ,BETWE5 BE+ AT WORK OR AWAY FROM IT1 :5 EV]Y DATAFI$ 9T]ACTION OR J\RNEY IS N[ G5]AT+ 9=MATION & ?US CAPITAL = ! CORPORATIONS8 ,BETWE5 SURVEILLANCE MODULES & 0FRE$OM08 

,! REALITY IS1 WE HAVE BE5 LIV+ 9SIDE ( AU?ORIT>IAN TE*NOLOGY = G5]ATIONS4 ,H[EV]1 ! PRES5T CONV]G5CE ( 9=MATION TE*NOLOGY1 CYB]NETICS1 NANO-TE*NOLOGY1 NEURO-SCI5CE & BIO-TE*NOLOGY IS MORE ?AN JU/ AN UPGRADE TO ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM1 IT'S A FUNDAM5TAL *ANGE 9 ! /RUCTUR+ ( P[]-AS-DOM9ATION2 & ALSO 9 ! *ANCE TO FI<T AGA9/ IT4 

,YET IT TRACES AN UNMI/AKABLE L9EAGE ?R\<\T ! HI/ORY ( CIVILIZATIONS2 ?OSE PROCESSES ( DE/RUCTION & 5SLAVEM5T ?AT SET RUL]S & RUL$ AP>T1 :ILE R$UC+ BE+S & :OLE L&-BASES TO FUEL S\RCES = RUNN+ A DEADLY SY/EM4 ,! DEA?-URGE %>$ BY ALL CIVILIZ$ CULTURES HAS1 S9CE AT LEA/ ! 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION & ! COLONIZATION BY ME*ANICAL PHILOSOPHY1 BORNE MORE EXPLICITLY ?AN EV] 7)9 ! ,WE/]N PROJECT ?AT N[ DOM9ATES7 AN IMPULSE TO R$UCE ! ANIMATE1 WILD & UNCONTROLLABLE1 9TO R\T9E1 CATEGORY1 & CONF9EM5T4 ,SIMULTANE\SLY1 ALL ?AT IS 0\TSIDE0 ( ! TE*NICAL >TIFACTS ( CIVILIZ$ SOCIETY 7?AT IS1 :AT IS DESIGNAT$ 0NATURE07 BECOMES 9TELLECTUALLY DEF9$ AS A M]E 0/&+ RES]VE0 ( DEAD COMPON5TS AWAIT+ CONSUMPTION1 COMMODIFI$1 & TRANS=M$ 9TO ! TRA% ?AT IS IMPULSIVELY HYP]-PRODUC$4 ,& IF \R QUALITY ( LIFE IS DEGRAD+1 WE ( ! LONG-S9CE 9DU/RIALIZ$ WORLD CAN AT LEA/ CONSUME MORE 7?AT IS1 MORE PROCESS$ LIVES & BODIES ( O!R EXPLOIT$ BE+S & L&SCAPES71 & DIE ( ?AT SAME POISON$ OV]-ABUNDANCE4 

,AFT] C5TURIES ( ?IS REIFICATION PROCESS1 NANO-BIOTE*NOLOGY PROMISES TO TAKE US A /EP FUR!R 9TO A 0PO/-ECOLOGY0 /ATE :]E ! REMODEL$ DUPLICATES ( BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES WILL \TCOMPETE & REPLACE ?AT UNRULY1 UNPR$ICTABLE 0\TSIDE0 ?AT \R CONCEPTUAL ACROBATICS HAVE MADE 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO US - AS IF ! E>? W]E SIMPLY A S(TW>E PLAT=M TO REV]SE-5G9E]4 ,RA!R ?AN SIMPLY 9T]RUPT & DE/ROY 5VIRONM5TAL CYCLES & FL[S1 LIKE IT ALWAYS HAS BE=E1 TE*NO-SCI5CE N[ PROMISES TO 9/RUM5TALIZE !SE SAME PH5OM5A 7N[ CYNICALLY T]M$ 0ECOSY/EM S]VICES07 9 ! HOPE ( 0IMPROV+0 !M2 YET IS /ILL ABSOLUTELY DEP5D5T & 9DEBT$ TO ! SAME PILLAGE & TOXIFICATION = ITS BASIC COMPON5T P>TS4 ,BEH9D ! *ATT] AB\T ,>TIFICIAL ,9TELLIG5CE & 9/RUM5TS ?AT SUPPOS$LY UND]/& \R EMOTIONS1 BODILY FUNCTIONS & 9T5TIONS1 IT'S ! UNSPEAKABLE DELUSION ( REALITY CONF9$ TO :AT MA*9ES 7OR PEOPLE :O HAVE BEGUN TO ?9K ONLY 9 !IR T]MS7 CAN MEASURE4 ,IT IS A VIEW ( REALITY :]E EV]Y?+ IS OBJECTIFI$1 EMPTI$ ( SUBJECTIVE QUALITY 9 FAVOR ( QUANTITY1 APPE>+ AS A CLONE 9 A MONOCROP - A DIGIT 9 A B9>Y CODE4 

,AS ! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S IS EXPLICITLY DEF9$ BY A REGIME ( 9/RUM5TALISATION1 WE W\LD DO WELL TO REMEMB] :AT EXACTLY 9/RUM5TALISATION IS4 ,IT IS ! TURN+ ( SO-CALL$ 0?+S0 9TO 9/RUM5TS = FUR!R PURPOSES2 & :5 Y\ 9/RUM5TALIZE SOME?+ Y\ 9H]5TLY DEVALUE IT1 Y\ TREAT IT AS A ?+ TO BE US$ = A SET 9/RUM5TALIS+ ACTIVITY1 NO?+ MORE4 ,TO A L>GE DEGREE ?IS IS :AT 0WORK0 9 ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD IS BAS$ ON1 & IS N[ GO+ RAMPANT - WE >E 9/RUM5TALIS+ EV]Y?+ & ?+S CEASE TO HAVE VALUE1 9/EAD SIMPLY BE+ SE5 AS AN 9/RUM5T4 ,ULTIMATELY ?IS DE/ROYS ANY DIGNITY ! NON-HUMAN WORLD MI<T HAVE TO US1 AS IT IS 9VAD$ & /ATI/IC-IS$1 & N[ ! CYCLES ( RAMPANT MASS CONSUMPTION ( ! 9DU/RIAL WORLD HAVE TAK5 HOLD AS WE MAKE & REMAKE & DE/ROY & CONSUME ALL ?AT'S >\ND US4 ,ANY SOCIAL OR SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE ( \R ONCE-VIBRANT 5VIRONM5T 7:I* 9 MANY O!R CULTURES IS FREQU5TLY V5]AT$ AS A VALUE 9 ITS [N RI<T1 PROTECT+ IT FROM ! MO/ FLAGRANT EXPLOITATION BECAUSE ?AT W\LD BE SE5 AS ! 9SANITY IT IS7 CRUMBLES UND] ! WEI<T ( ! DI/ANCE WE DEVELOP BETWE5 \RSELVES & ! WORLD ?R\< QUANTIFICATION4 ,BECAUSE WE BECAME DETA*$ FROM NOTION ( 0WORLD AS HOME0 BY VIOL5T 5CLOSURE & DOME/ICATION BY EMPIRES & PRIE/S ( DAYS LONG GONE BY1 AT PRES5T ! E>? IS SOME?+ WE USUALLY ONLY QUANTIFY & MEASURE & R>ELY APPRECIATE FIR/-H&1 9 A QUALITATIVE WAY4 

,?IS WAS DESCRIB$ BY ,DAVID ,KIDN] AS FOLL[S3 

4440,! LOSS ( /RUCTURE ?AT OCCURS :5 WE DEF9E ! NATURAL WORLD 9 T]MS ( AB/RACT CATEGORIES HAS SOME?+ TO DO ) ! OBLIT]ATION ( UNIQU5ESS & BIOREGIONAL P>TICUL>ITIES3 A ,CASCADE ,LILY IS A ,CASCADE ,LILY1 A RIV] IS A RIV]1 & ONCE Y\'VE SE5 ONE R$WOOD Y\'VE SE5 'EM ALL4 ,JU/ AS A ,BEE?OV5 SYMPHONY CAN BE SUMM>IZ$ 9 T]MS ( DECIBELS1 PIT*1 & DURATION1 SO ! WORLD CAN BE QUANTIFI$ 9 T]MS ( PHYSICAL *>ACT]I/ICS SU* AS BO>D-FEET OR CUBIC FEET P] SECOND - *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT ALL TOO EASILY COME TO SEEM FUNDAM5TAL DEF9+ ATTRIBUTES4 ,& BECAUSE ?IS 'SUBSUMPTION ( ! P>TICUL> UND] UNIV]SAL' IS 5TANGL$ HI/ORICALLY ) A P>TICUL> 9/RUM5TAL VISION ?AT IS WIDELY ACCEPT$ AS 0REALITY10 ?OSE S5SU\S & ES!TIC *>ACT]I/ICS :I* HAVE LITTLE SIGNIFICANCE )9 ?IS 9/RUM5TAL VISION1 SU* AS SMELL1 TEXTURE1 OR RELATION TO CONTEXT1 BECOME TRIVIAL AW>5ESS ) NO PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE4 ,:]EAS ! R$UCTION ( MEAN+ IS OBVI\S :5 APPLI$ TO ,BEE?OV51 IT IS LESS SO :5 APPLI$ TO ! NATURAL WORLD S9CE WE HAVE BE5 TRA9$ TO VIEW ?IS WORLD ?R\< ! L5SES ( 9DU/RIALISM S9CE 9FANCY4 ,?IS R$UCTION 9 MEAN+ IS QUITE TYPICAL ( ! PROCESS ( COLONIZATION 9 MANY ( ITS V>I\S =MS0444 

,! DESIRE IS TO FULFILL A REPACKAG$ V>IANT ( ! OLD MAT]IALI/ GOAL ( APPLY+ ! 0ME*ANICAL >TS0 TO ! BIOSPH]E1 TO 0TWI/ ! TAIL ( NATURE0 SO ?AT IT 0BETRAYS H] SECRETS MORE FULLY0 7AS ?AT IMP]IAL PATRI>* ( R$UCTIONI/ SCI5CE1 ,FRANCIS ,BACON1 RECOMM5D$ :5 COMP>+ HIS ME?ODOLOGY TO ! WIDE-SPREAD TORTURE ( WOM5 & G5D] NON-CON=MI/S ACCUS$ ( WIT*CRAFT 9 ?OSE TIMES2 AN EXPLICIT DISC\RSE ?AT LA/$ 9TO SPEE* ( ,NOBEL ,PRIZE W9N]S ( ! LATE #b? ,C5TURY74 ,YET 9 ! RACE T[>DS SUPPOS$ UND]/&+1 WE >E ACTUALLY PLUNG+ 9TO ! WOR/ - & POT5TIALLY FATAL - IGNORANCE4 ,:ILE WILD LIFE IS ALWAYS 9 MOTION1 9TRICATE & DIV]SE1 ! DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY PU%ES AGA9/ IT4 ,! TE*NOLOGICAL M9DSET ( ! 9DU/RIAL ]A C\LD BE SE5 AS MORE LIKE 5TRANCEM5T ?AN 0,5LI<T5M5T02 A FIXATION OR 9DUC$ /ATE ( CONSCI\SNESS1 TO :I* WE C\LD ATTRIBUTE \R PROP5SITY TO RU9 ! SOIL1 AIR1 WAT] & O!R BASIC LIFE NECESSITIES4 ,EV]Y CULTURE 7?AT WE \RSELVES KN[ (7 ?AT CAME BE=E OR UNEASILY CO-EXI/S ) 9DU/RIAL MOD]NITY HAD OR HAS 0A L>G] VISION ( ! UNIV]SE1 ( \R PLACE & FUNCTION+ )9 IT1 A VISION ?AT EXT5DS TO CELE/IAL REGIONS ( SPACE & TO 9T]IOR DEP?S ( ! HUMAN 9 A MANN] F> EXCE$+ ! P>AMET]S ( \R WORLD ( TE*NOLOGICAL CONF9EM5T0 7,?OMAS ,B]RY74 ,:AT !Y HOPE TO A*IEVE BY DIGITALLY-MAPP+ ! DEEP1 9T]-LOCK+ RHY?MS ?AT SUPPORT LIFE ON E>? & !N OCCUPY+ !M ) A MULTITUDE ( NANO-SCALE COMPUT]S1 9 ! LUDICR\S AIM TO SOMEH[ MAKE !M ,SM>T] 7OR RA!R1 MORE COMPATIBLE ) CIVILIZATION71 IS TO MAKE ! WORLD MORE FIX$ & /&>DIZ$4 

,BUT ONLY ?+S ?AT CAN BE DESCRIB$ 9 NUMB]S1 QUANTIFI$1 ALL[ = /&>DIZATION1 & LIFE IS NOT JU/ SO MU* 9=MATION TO BUILD UP 9 !IR VILE DATABASES4 ,! HUBRIS ( 0KN[+0 A CL\D BY ITS MOI/URE CONT5T1 A VIVISECTEE BY !IR TE/ RESULTS1 OR ! HAPP9ESS ( EMPLOYES BY !IR PRODUCTIVE \TPUT IS NOT JU/ AN ]ROR1 BUT A CULTURAL SICKNESS4 ,IF WE CAN'T UND]/& EA* ( \RSELVES AS ONE %IFT+ 9T]ACTION ( A WEB ( SELF-WILL+ YET 9T]L9K$ CREATURES1 L&SCAPES & 5]GIES1 IF WE CAN'T MOVE AWAY FROM SEE+ BO? ! NON-HUMAN WORLD & ! WILD CONNECTIVE ?READS RUNN+ ?R\< US AS SOME?+ EXT]NAL1 AS ! WAYW>D & FICKLE ,WIT* TO BE MANFULLY SUBDU$ & 9T]ROGAT$1 ! ESS5CE ( :AT HAS BR\<T US TO ?IS DESP]ATE PO9T ( CLIMATE CRISIS & SOCIAL SLAV]Y WILL CONT9UE TO ESCAPE US4 

,! EXTREME DANG] WE'RE N[ DEAL+ ) IS ?AT1 = MANY PEOPLE1 TE*NOLOGICAL OPIATES >E OV]-RID+ ! DISAFFECTION OR S5SE ( ! SY/EM'S FUTILITY AT JU/ ! MOM5T :5 LONG-/&+ C]TA9TIES BEG9 TO COME AP>T >\ND !M 7! VALIDITY ( ! DEMOCRATIC PROCESS1 ! EXI/5CE ( ! WELF>E /ATE1 ! LEGITIMACY ( POLITICAL AU?ORITIES1 P]HAPS EV5 ! CONCEPT ( LIMITLESS GR[?72 AS WE'RE U%]$ FROM ! SMOKE-BEL*+ T[]S ( TRADITIONAL 9DU/RIALISM 7:I* ONLY 9CREASE1 OV]SEAS & BEH9D ! SC5ES7 9TO ! 0CLEAN01 HI-TE*1 RE-5G9E]$ /]ILITY ( \R BL9K]$ ,VIRTUAL ,REALITIES4 7,9ITIATIVES AB\ND1 SU* AS ?OSE LAUN*$ AT ! TURN ( ! MILL5NIUM LIKE ! ,IDEAS ,LAB COLLABORATION ( ,H,P1 ,/ ,MICROELECTRICS & ,FRANCE ,TELECOM TO PROPAGATE ACCEPTANCE ( ,SM>T] ,PLANET-TYPE TE*NOLOGIES1 ) HELP FROM CREATIVE DESIGN]S & SOCIAL SCI5TI/S47 ,SO ?AT WE CAN ALL KEEP MONOTON\SLY PRODUC+ & CONSUM+ TO 5RI* AN ELITE1 :ILE ! WORLD BURNS1 TURN+ 9 T[>DS \R GADGETS & 9T]FACES1 & ONLY PE]+ \T ?R\< \R CAM]A-PHONES1 RELEGAT+ SOCIAL1 5VIRONM5TAL & EXI/5TIAL CRISIS TO ! BACKGR\ND4 

,& %\LD WE RESI/1 WE >E B\ND TO MEET ?OSE SAME APP>ATUSES Z]O+ 9 UPON US - :AT W\LD ! CONV]G5CES ( ! SO-CALL$ 0,>AB ,SPR+0 OR ! ,OCCUPY PH5OM5A 7DESPITE !IR OBVI\S LIMITATIONS7 LOOK LIKE 9 A ,SM>T ,CITY8 ,IT SEEMS AN ALMO/ POETIC L9KAGE ( CONTROL ( ! WILD 9 ! HUMAN OR NON-HUMAN REALMS ?AT ,S\?,WE/,ONE1 9 ADDITION TO (F]+ AN ,>BORTRACK DATABASE TO CATALOG & ELECTRONICALLY PLOT ALL MATURE TREES 9 A GIV5 >EA1 ALSO RUN ! ,POLICE ,RES\RC+ ,UNIT2 = HON+ TE*NICS ( MASS CONTROL AT ,GLA/ONBURY ,FE/IVAL1 C>NIVALS1 FOOTBALL MAT*ES1 ,ROYAL VISITS & = OP]ATIONS PLANN+ AT 0UNEXPECT$ POLIC+ EV5TS0 EG4 0RIOTS0 7!IR WORDS NOT \RS74 ,OR ON AN EV5 DEEP] LEVEL1 H[ F> FROM ! 9FAM\S DY/OPIA ( ,ALD\S ,HUXLEY >E WE :5 TE*NOCRATIC CONTROL REA*ES LIT]ALLY 9SIDE US2 :51 = ONE EXAMPLE1 ! ,PROTEUS +E/IBLE COMPUT] S5SOR ?AT ALREADY TRACKS H[ SOME PATI5TS TAKE !IR DRUGS C\LD REPORT AN ABNORMALITY & TRIGG] REACTIONS 7EXT]NAL OR 9T]NAL7 UNTIL AN UNCOOP]ATIVE SUBJECT WAS =C$ TO TAKE !IR M$ICATION1 TO *E] !M UP OR CALM !M D[N8 7,IF ?IS SEEMS UNREALI/IC1 CONSID] ! SWELL+ 0M$ICALIZATION0 & 9DIVIDUALIZATION ( REBELLION 7A LA ! DIAGNOSIS ( ,OPPOSITIONAL ,DEFIANCE ,DISORD] & ! LIKE7 OR EV5 ( ?OSE 0AT RISK0 ( RADICALIZATION1 & PSY*IATRIC BLACKMAIL FREQU5TLY RAIS$ AGA9/ A GREAT MANY ( \R UNREP5TANT COMRADES 9 PRISONS ACROSS ! WORLD2 LIKE ,M>CO ,CAM5IS*1 TO NAME BUT ONE47 

,! TE*-9DU/RY MAJORS ALREADY WIELD 5ORM\S P[]1 L>G] ?AN MANY GOV]NM5TS - & P[] BEYOND ONLY ?AT ( !IR F9ANCIAL CAPITAL4 ,BY COMP>ISON1 ! APPLICATIONS MO/ ( ! EXPLOIT$ CONSUM] CLASSES WILL BE ABLE TO PUT ! NEW TE*NOLOGIES TO WILL BE ONES ?AT CONFIRM !IR ROLE AS SU*1 DESPITE ! REVOLUTION>Y CLAIMS ( ,M>XI/ & CAPITALI/ TE*NOCRATS ALIKE4 ,WE MI<T BE ABLE TO SOON USE \R [N DEVICES TO READ ! ,R,F,I,D *IPS ON \R PUR*ASES OR APP>EL1 BUT ?AT 9 NO WAY COMP>ES TO ! P[] ?AT IS HELD BY ! TE*NOCRATS :O SURVEY :OLE CITYSCAPES2 LIKE ) MO/ TE*NOLOGIES1 ! P[] IMBALANCES >E 9H]5T FROM ! />T4 ,! SY/EMS TO R5D] \R 5VIRONM5TS MORE FLEXIBLE & ADAPTIVE C>RY ! S+LE AIM TO MAKE US MORE USEFUL TO ! SY/EM2 IF !Y FACILITATE SOME M9OR 7OR 9CULCAT$7 WANTS ( \RS1 IT IS ONLY BECAUSE ! L>G] SOCIAL /RUCTURE IS DEEM$ TO B5EFIT MORE4 ,! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S PROMISES TO S]VICE & DIRECT US LIKE LONE MA*9ES1 QU>ANT9$ FROM ! COMMUNITY ( LIFE1 ) ! MA9 P[] & RESPONSIBILITY WE >E LEFT ) BE+ ?AT ( PU%+ BUTTONS FROM A PRE-DET]M9$ RANGE1 TO P>TICIPATE 9 & REPRODUCE ?IS SOCIETY4 

,V,I 

,! A=EM5TION$ ,JOHN ,MANLEY AT ,H,P ,LABS ,BRI/OL IMAG9ES ?AT ONE DAY 0Y\ MI<T WAVE Y\R S5SOR-EQUIPP$ MOBILE PHONE OV] A PLATE ( FOOD TO 'SMELL' :E!R ANY ( ! +R$I5TS HAVE GONE BAD40 ,! EXAMPLE IS TELL+ AS TO ! HI<LY TRIVIAL NATURE ( SO MANY ( ! FUNCTIONS ON (F] TO ! MAJORITY1 :I* = ?\S&S & MILLIONS ( YE>S HUMANS HAVE ALREADY A*IEV$ ?R\< BASIC BODILY P]CEPTION4 ,IT IS ?IS BODILY P]CEPTION1 & ! VITAL P[]S ( EXP]I5CE & 9T]PLAY !Y 5ABLE1 ?AT IS UND] ATTACK TODAY4 ,! G5]ALIZ$ DESKILL+ ?AT IS TO BE ! \TCOME IS WOR? DWELL+ ON 9 SOME MORE DETAIL4 ,ROB VAN ,KRAN5BURG ONCE MORE3 

4440,JU/ ?9K BACK A DECADE OR SO4 ,DID Y\ NOT SEE C>S ON PAVEM5TS & GUYS 7MO/LY7 TRY+ TO FIX !M8 ,:]E >E !Y N[8 ,!Y >E 9 PR(ESSIONAL G>AGES AS !Y ALL RUN ON S(TW>E4 ,! GUYS CANNOT FIX ?AT4 ,N[ EXTRAPOLATE ?IS TO Y\R HOME1 ! /REETS Y\ WALK & DRIVE ON1 ! CITIES Y\ ROAM1 ! (FICES 9 :I* Y\ WORK4 ,CAN Y\ IMAG9E !Y W\LD ONE DAY SIMPLY NOT FUNCTION8 ,NOT OP51 CLOSE1 GIVE HEAT1 AIR04444 

4440,IF AS A CITIZ5 Y\ CAN NO LONG] FIX Y\R [N C> - :I* IS A QUITE REC5T PH5OM5ON - BECAUSE IT IS S(TW>E DRIV51 Y\ HAVE LO/ MORE !N Y\R ABILITY TO FIX Y\R [N C>1 Y\ HAVE LO/ ! V]Y BELIEF 9 A SITUATION 9 :I* !RE >E NO PR(ESSIONAL G>AGES1 NO JU/ 9 TIME LOGI/ICS0444 

4440CITIZ5S WILL AT SOME PO9T SOON NO LONG] BE AW>E ( :AT WE HAVE LO/ 9 T]MS ( P]SONAL AG5CY4 ,WE WILL GET V]Y AFRAID ( ANY K9D ( ACTION1 & PROBABLY ALSO ! V]Y NOTION ( *ANGE1 9NOVATION - RESI/+ ANY?+ ?AT WILL LOOK LIKE A DRAWBACK1 LIKE LOS+ SOME?+1 LOS+ FUNCTIONALITIES1 CONNECTIVITIES1 ! V]Y /UFF ?AT !Y ?9K IS :AT MAKES US HUMAN4 ,AS SU* ,AMBI5T 9TELLIG5CE 9 ITS ULTIMATE =M ( \TS\RC+ HUMAN MEMORIES 444 DISP]S+ Y\RSELF AS DATA 9TO ! 5VIRONM5T HAS A DEEP APPEAL TO US ?AT GOES BEYOND RATIONAL MOTIVES OR SOCIO-CULTURAL REASONS4 ,WE WANT TO BE SAFE1 P]IOD4 ,NOT SO MU* FEEL SAFE AS ?AT MAY *ANGE QUICKLY4 ,NO1 WE WANT TO BE SAFE4 ,SAFETY AS ! DEFAULT POSITION & !N FEEL FREE4 ,W[4 ,C\LD ?AT BE8 ,AM,I .<,AMBI5T ,9TELLIG5CE.> C>RIES ?IS PROMISE4 ,BUT CAN IT ACTUALLY DELIV]8 ,JU/ 9 PRACTICAL T]MS1 :O WILL PAY = ! /ABILITY ( !SE 5VIRONM5TS :5 OIL PRICES GO TO @s#c OR MORE8 ,:5 CLIMATE *ANGE CAUSES FLOOD+ 9 L>GE >EAS8 ,:5 MILLIONS ( HUNGRY PEOPLE />T TO CLIMB ! WALLS ( ,=TRESS ,EUROPE80444 

,EV5 FROM \R DIM9I%$ VANTAGE PO9T1 G5]ATIONS )9 ?IS CELL ( CONTEMPOR>Y LIFE/YLE1 CAN WE NOT SEE :AT WE'D BE LOS+ 9 A WORLD :]E TE*NOLOGIES AUTOMATICALLY *ECK \R /ORE CUPBO>DS BE=E AUTONOM\SLY PLAC+ ONL9E ORD]S1 COMMUNICATE ) \R D5TI/ :ILE WE BRU% \R TEE?1 ESS5TIALLY TAKE ! SUPPOS$LY UNRELIABLE HUMANITY \T ( ! LOOP8 ,& :AT HAS ALREADY BE5 SURR5D]$ TO ?IS M>*1 :5 MANY N[ 0NE$0 COMPLEX TE*NOLOGIES TO NAVIGATE !IR IMM$IATE 5VIRONM5T ?R\< DIGITAL MAPP+1 TO SIMULATE !IR SOCIAL ACTIVITY ?R\< TEXT+1 TO MOD]ATE !IR EMOTIONS ?R\< ,NETFLIX1 TO MEASURE !IR HE>TBEAT :ILE !Y EX]CISE1 TO REM9D !M !Y >E 9DE$ ALIVE4 ,BUT :AT A LIFE4 

,FOLL[+ ON ! SUBJECT ( ?IS RIFT FROM ! S5SU\S1 Y\ CAN READ 9 DETAIL ! CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON ! WEBSITE ,RESI/5ZE AL ,NANOMONDO ?AT PREC$$ ! ,E,X,P,O#b#a#e1 ?AT WAS HELD 9 ,MILAN ?IS ,MAY1 ( JU/ A FEW FEATURES AT ! CONV]G5CE 7GA!R+ TE*NOLOGICAL RESE>* 9/ITUTIONS1 CORPORATIONS & 9DU/RIES1 CIVIL SOCIETY1 M$IA1 ETC473 

4440,BEYOND ! RE/AURANTS SPREAD WIDESPREAD ?R\< DIFF]5T PAVILIONS1 BY NATION-/ATES OR CORPORATIONS OR 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS1 ! V5UE *OS5 TO SET UP ?IS SCI5TIFIC-S5SORY MASS EXP]IM5T & LEGITIMIZE ! TE*NO-9DU/RIAL IDEOLOGY'S F\ND+ ELEM5TS HAS A NAME & A PRECISE POSITION 9SIDE ! EV5T3 ! ,FUTURE ,FOOD ,DI/RICT4 ,IT WILL ! 0SUP]M>KET ( ! FUTURE01 QUOT+ ?OSE :O WORK$ ON ?IS PROJECT = A LONG TIME3 ,C,O,O,P ,ITALIA1 A BIG DI/RIBUTION BR& ?AT COMMISSIONS RESE>* ON FOOD TO ITS PROVID]S = PRODUCTS SOLD ) ITS BR&2 ,BO/ON'S ,MASSA*USETTS ,9/ITUTE ( ,TE*NOLOGY1 S9CE DECADES COMMITT$ TO RESE>* = ! MILIT>Y & 9DU/RIAL APP>ATUS2 ,M]IEUX ,NUTRI,SCI5CES1 A CORPORATION FOCUS$ ON FOOD-SAFETY & RESE>* ON S5SORY M>KET+ L9K$ TO CONSUM] PRACTICES4 

,?IS IS GO+ TO BE A SETT+ ) A LOT ( FOCUS ON ! DETAILS1 :]E ! PEOPLE'S ?\<TS1 BEHAVIORS & *OICES WILL !N BE PR$ICTABLE & MONITOR$1 BIAS$ BY ! DESIGN ( ! /RUCTURE & P]VASIVE TE*NOLOGIES )9 IT4 

#c,D-R5D]+1 PRESS AG5CIES1 & VIDEOS ALREADY %[ US :AT IS GO+ TO HAPP5 9SIDE ?IS ,FUTURE ,FOOD ,DI/RICT3 ! CONSUM]S 7TRACK$ 9 !IR MOVEM5TS & *OICES7 WILL EXP]IM5T ) %OPP+ ?R\< SO-CALL$ 0AUGM5T$ REALITY01 ?R\< SOME?+ MORE ?AN BIOLOGICAL S5SES & COLLECT$ 9=MATION1 AN EXP]I5CE ( ! AMBI5T 5VIRONM5T MANIPULAT$ & M$IAT$ BY SM>TPHONES1 TABLETS1 GLOVES1 E>PHONES & CAM]AS2 ! ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS WILL BE ?R\< ! 9EVITABLE CR$IT C>DS OR CELLPHONES1 9T]FAC+ ) SCRE5S & ROBOTS1 US+ COMPUT]IZ$ TROLLEYS :I* >E BUILT TO BECOME 0RELATIONAL BRIDGES0 BETWE5 CO/UM]S_/CLI5TS_/T\RI/S1 US+ TE*NOLOGIES ?AT REM9D US ( ! ,R,F,I,D TAGG+ 9SIDE ! EXT5SIVE OCEAN ( ! 0,9T]NET ( ,?+S04 

,A DANG]\S PH5OM5ON ( ! USE ( 0AUGM5T$ REALITY0 IS 9S9UAT+ 9SIDE ! PSY*OLOGICAL & S5SORY PROCESSES ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,:AT1 AT A FIR/ GLANCE1 MAY APPE> AS AN EXPANSION ( ! ORD9>Y EXP]I5CE1 IS 9 FACT ! DEPRIVATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL P]CEPTION ( EA* HUMAN S5SE4 

,9DIVIDUAL *OICE1 MADE ?R\< \R S5SES - OR :AT'S LEFT ( IT S9CE ! 9T]V5TION ( 9DU/RIAL1 COLOR$ & PACK$ PRODUCTS ON FEEL+S1 ?\<TS & REACTIONS - WILL BE ALMO/ ]AS$1 9SIDE ! AUGM5T$ REALITY PROCESS1 9 ORD] TO FOCUS ALL ! ATT5TION ON A FRAM$ IMAGE FILT]$ BY PIXELS1 APPLICATIONS &1 9 G5]AL1 TE*NOLOGICALLY M$IAT$ REPRES5TATIONS ( ! \T] WORLD4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ?R\< TABLETS & SM>TPHONES1 ! 9DIVIDUAL WILL LOSE ! EXP]I5CE ( SMELL+1 ( T\*+1 OR ( P]CEIV+ REAL COLORS2 ! EXP]I5CE M$IAT$ BY AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WILL BE $IT$ BY PSY*OLOGY & M>KET+ EXP]TS1 WORK+ TOGE!R 9SIDE CORPORATIONS' ADV]TIS+ DEP>TM5TS4 ,?IS IS ! DESCRIPTION ( EXP]I5CE PICTUR$ ?R\< TE*NOLOGICAL PROCESSES1 NOT DIRECT REALITY4 ,A PICTURE :I* IS GIV5 )\T ANY *ANCE ( *ECK+ & QUE/ION+ BY ! F9AL US]1 BECAUSE ! 9=MATION FL[ BETWE5 ! TWO DEVICES1 ! 9PUT-\TPUT PROCESS ( S5T-RECEIV$ DATA1 IS PR$ET]M9$ BY ! COMPANIES !MSELVES4 

,SO WE HAVE ! SAME ACT ( SELECTION MADE S9CE ! BIR? ( FOOD AS A SUP]M>KET GOOD3 AS SOME PRODUCTS1 EVALUAT$ AS UNECONOMICAL OR UNSUITABLE = ! %ELVES >E TRA%$ OR SEGREGAT$ TO ! L[] M>KET1 & ! 9=MATION EVALUAT$ BY ! MANUFACTUR]S AS BE+ NEGATIVE = SELL+ A PRODUCT OR = ITS REPRES5TATION ON ! M>KET >E EXCLUD$ FROM ! DATA FL[ ?R\< ?OSE DEVICES0444 

,ALL ?IS WAS ONLY ONE CORN] ( ! OV]ALL EV5T ( ,E,X,P,O#b#a#e1 )9 ITS AMBITI\S BROAD] !ME ( 0,FE$+ ! ,PLANET1 ,5]GY = ,LIFE02 9 REALITY1 JU/ ADV]TIS+ PIT*ES ATTUN$ TO ! POPUL> CONC]NS ( ! MOM5T4 ,( C\RSE1 ?IS 0AUGM5T$ REALITY0 HAS NE$ ( ITS SALESP]SONS AT PRES5T1 FOLL[+ ! RULE ?AT NEW TE*NICAL 5DEAVORS >E 9TRODUC$ 9 IDEALIZ$ T]MS BY ! PEOPLE :O /& MO/ TO GA94 ,IT'S REM9ISC5T ( ! #a#i#c#i-#a#i#d ,WORLD'S ,FAIR EXPOSITION 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 :5 ,AM]ICAN 9DU/RY PROMIS$ A NE>-FUTURE ( TRANSPORTATION BY 9DIVIDUAL JET-PACKS1 ]ADICATION ( DISEASE1 ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( ALL SLUMS & BLI<T 9 ! CITIES1 COMPUT]S & AUTOMATION ELIM9AT+ TOIL1 & ?US FREE US TO PURSUE 0HI<] GOALS044 ,! SPECIFICS ( ?AT OBVI\SLY DIDN'T EM]GE1 RA!R ! FOLL[+ T5D5CY WAS & IS /RONGLY T[>DS CONTROL & NOT EMANCIPATION1 & ! MOD]N EQUIVAL5TS FOLL[ EXACTLY ! SAME LOGIC & 9T]E/S ) ! SAME B5EFIC5T FACADE 7AL?\< SEEM+LY CONFID5T ?AT MA9LY LESS] & MORE 9DIVIDUALIZ$ PROMISES WILL /ILL W9 OV] ! TE*NOLOGICAL ADDICTS ( TODAY74 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ! ,MILAN ,E,X,P,O 7JU/ LIKE ! ,H,P ,DISCOV] 9 ,B>CELONA1 LIKE ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,BAY ,>EA1 LIKE ,SEATTLE447 CAN BE SE5 9 ! LI<T ( ONGO+ G5TRIFICATION ( !SE CITIES BY ! PRES5CE ( ! HI-TE* SECTOR1 AMONG O!RS3 

4440,?IS M9IATURE MODEL ( A WORLD SUBJUGAT$ TO MA*9ES & A BRUTALIZ$ DAILY LIFE1 CALL$ ,FUTURE ,FOOD ,DI/RICT1 HITS ANO!R IMPORTANT T>GET AIM$ BY ! ORGANIZ]S1 LIKE ! 9/ITUTIONAL & COMM]CIAL P>TN]S ( ,E,X,P,O#b#a#e3 IT IS A FUNDAM5TAL ELEM5T = ! ,CITY ( ,MILAN & ! ,LOMB>DIA ,REGIONAL ,GOV]NM5T ECONOMICAL POLICIES1 A LAUN*PAD = ! MODEL ( ! 0SM>T CITY0 !Y WANT TO SELL DUR+ ! NEXT ,T\RISM ,EXPOSITIONS1 A PLACE :]E IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO EXP]I5CE & PRACTICE ! 0AUGM5T$ REALITY04 ,AS ! RESULT1 IT WILL BE A CITY MODEL$ ON T\RISM1 A URBAN >EA DESIGN$ = FLEET+ EXP]I5CES1 M$IAT$ BY A P]VASIVE TE*NOLOGY & AN 5VIRONM5T ORGANIZ$ = ! PRIM>Y NE$S ( 9=MATIC COMMUNICATIONS4 

,ALL ( ?IS IS P>TICUL>LY UNPALATABLE = ?OSE :O >E CONSCI\S ( ! CONSEQU5CES BR\<T BY ! PILE ( TE*NOLOGY APPLI$ TO LIFE & 5VIRONM5T3 MORE P[] TO CORPORATIONS & LOBBIES :I* CON/ANTLY ADDRESS ! 9/ITUTIONAL POLICIES & REGULATE ! BUFF] BETWE5 PUBLIC & PRIVATE2 MORE DELEGATION TO A SOCIAL BODY MADE ( SELF PROCLAIM$ 0EXP]TS01 LIKE SCI5TI/S1 BUS9ESSM5 & /AKEHOLD]S1 9 DEPLETION ( O!R K9DS ( KN[L$GE & FRE$OM2 MORE EXPLOITATION ( LIFE 9 ALL ( ITS =MS1 CONSID]$ AS ! M]E SUBJECT ( AN EXP]IM5T1 APPEAL+ TO AN IDEA ( SCI5CE AS NEUTRAL & 9 ! S]VICE ( ,PROGRESS2 MORE LEGITIMACY L5T TO RESE>*1 EXTRACTION & PRODUCTION1 & ! TR5D ( EXT5D+ !IR RANGE FROM ! DAILY MEAL 9 \R HOMES TO 9TACT UNCIVILIZ$ >EAS1 /ILL-WILD E>? & SEAS0444 

7,IT %\LD BE M5TION$ H]E ?AT ! RECEPTION TO ,E,X,P,O#b#a#e 9 ,MILAN WAS M>K$ BY RIOT+ & DE/RUCTION AT ! FIR/ ( ,MAY C\NT]-RALLY2 & ?AT 9 ADDITION TO ! ,ITALIAN NATIONALS FAC+ *>GES FROM ! 9C5DI>Y CLA%ES1 A PROCESS IS CURR5TLY UND]WAY TO EXTRADITE FIVE *>G$ FROM ,GREECE AS WELL47 

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,IF ! APPLICATIONS ( HI-TE* AT ! ,FUTURE ,FOOD ,DI/RICT SEEM TRIFL+ & P]HAPS A LITTLE REMOTE FROM :AT WE >E SEE+ AT A MORE DAILY LEVEL1 Y\ CAN BE SURE ?AT ! MILIT>IES ( ! WORLD HAVE = YE>S BE5 PLAY+ ) MU* MORE 9TRICATE & P[]FUL V]SIONS ( :ATEV] !N TRICKLES D[N TO ! CIVILIAN M>KET ONCE IT HAS BE5 RE-PACKAG$ = COMM]CIALIZATION 7MICR[AVE OV5S & ! 9T]NET ITSELF BE+ TWO EXAMPLES ( ?IS REPEAT$ PATT]N ?R\<\T ! #b? ,C5TURY2 & NANO-TE*NOLOGY HAV+ BE5 REQUISITION$ = MISSILE SY/EMS S9CE E>LY /AGES74 ,9DE$ ! >M$ =CES HAVE ALMO/ ALWAYS BE5 ! FIR/ TO B5EFIT FROM TE*NOLOGICAL CAPITAL 9 EXPANSIONI/ CULTURES4 ,ONCE AGA91 WE F9D ! SAME CORPORATIONS *URN+ \T 9NOVATIONS 9 ! FIELD3 ,H,P OV] ! YE>S HAS BE5 AMONG ! TOP CONTRACTORS ( >MS & O!R MILIT>Y S]VICES = ! ,P5TAGON 7& 9DE$ ! WORLD71 & 9 #bf BECAME ! FIRM ) ! L>GE/ 9VE/M5T 9 HI-TE* = ,ISRAEL'S POLICE & MILIT>Y2 SPECIFICALLY1 LET'S M5TION1 SU* AS ?R\< ! BIOMETRIC ,I,D C>D & *ECKPO9T ,B,A,S,E,L AP>!ID SY/EM ( GLOBAL 9FAMY4 ,TO TAKE ANO!R CLE> CONNECTION BETWE5 ! ,SM>T] ,PLANET MODEL & ITS CAM\FLAGE-GRE5 V]SION2 ! ,H,P ,LABS PROJECT ) ! ,U,S ,>MY = A FLEXIBLE WRI/B& M9I-COMPUT] WAS ANN\NC$ AS POSSIBLY BE+ SOMEH[ APPLICABLE = HOSPITAL PATI5TS AT SOME TIME 9 ! FUTURE1 TO SWEET5 ! DEAL44 ,:OEV] /ILL D\BTS H[ BAD IT W\LD BE1 MI<T REF] TO ! TRACK RECORD - IT'S CLE> :AT TO EXPECT FROM ALL[+ !IR DEVELOPM5TS TO FE/]4 

,! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S WAS A !ME ?AT /RET*$ ACROSS ALL ?REE DAYS ( ! ,N,A,T,O ,>M$ ,=CES ,COMMUNICATIONS & ,ELECTRONICS ,ASSOCIATION CONF]5CE 9 ,MADRID ?IS SUMM]4 ,A/UTELY NOT+ ! RELATION%IP ( >M$ =CE & BIG BUS9ESS1 ! DIRECTOR ( ,B,T'S ,GLOBAL ,S]VICES ,M>KET ,DEVELOPM5T & ,P>TN]+1 ,TONY ,BOYLE1 /AT$ 9 HIS REPORT BACK FROM ! CONF]5CE ?AT HIS COMPANY 0PROVIDE CAPABILITIES AT A NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS OV]SEAS1 SAFEGU>D+ CRITICAL ELEM5TS ( ,U,K'S DEF5SE & SECURITY APP>ATUS4 ,?IS MEANS WE ALSO PROTECT BUS9ESSES ACROSS ! GLOBE40 7,= EXAMPLE1 AS WELL AS US+ ,R,F,I,D 9 ! ,U,K TO TRACK SOME P>CELS S5T VIA PO/AL DELIV]Y1 !Y ALSO TO MONITOR ON-SITE 0ASSETS0 = ,U,K MILIT>Y BASES47 ,AS WELL AS HAV+ DELIV]$ ! KEYNOTE PRES5TATION ON US+ ! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S 9 ! BATTLESPACE1 & PLUGG+ ! IMPORTANCE 9 MILIT>Y T]MS ( CL\D COMPUT+ & PR$ICTIVE ANALYSIS1 HE ISSU$ AN 9VITATION TO ! ,DEF5SE & ,SECURITY ,EQUIPM5T ,9T]NATIONAL 7,D,S,E,I7 #bae >MS F>E 9 ,LONDON1 :]E ,B,T WAS TO 0%[ (F0 SOME ( ! 0NEW SOLUTIONS0 !Y'D BE5 WORK+ ON4 

,TODAY1 ) GR[+ 9/ABILITY & :ILE BORD]S & M>KETS TI<T5 LIKE A NOOSE1 ! MILIT>Y TAKE ON MORE CIVIL POLIC+ FUNCTIONS ?AN EV]1 & MANY SECTIONS ( ! POLICE !MSELVES BECOME MORE MILIT>IZ$4 ,9 SU* AN 5VIRONM5T !RE IS A SOB]+ QUALITY TO ! IDEA ( ! K9D ( BRUTAL DISCONNECTION ?AT W\LD BE 9 ! H&S ( ! >MY 7OR O!R AU?ORIT>IANS7 :O WANT$ TO ESCALATE CONTROL AN >EA2 JUDG+ FROM ! PREC$5T (1 SAY1 ! DELIB]ATE T>GET+ ( HOSPITALS & O!R CIVIL 9FRA/RUCTURE DUR+ & AFT] ! FIR/ ,IRAQ ,W>1 A ,SM>T ,CITY 7OR ,T[N1 OR ,C\NTRYSIDE7 US$ (F5SIVELY C\LD BE DEADLY LIKE NEV] BE=E4 

4440,IF !Y >E COMP>$ TO ! TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS ( ! PA/ C5TURIES1 !SE NEW EXP]IM5TS >E V]Y FA/ & CAN DEEPLY TRANS=M \R SOCIETY4 ,MOREOV] !Y >E NOT C>RI$ \T 9 SECRET UND]GR\ND LABORATORIES PROTECT$ BY B>B$ WIRE4 ,C]TA9LY SU* LABORATORIES DO EXI/ BUT !Y >E NOT ! ONLY ONES4 ,GLOBAL DOM9ION DEC5TRALIZES ITS DEA? CREATIONS 9 NUM]\S RESE>* /RUCTURES1 BE !Y PRIVATE OR PUBLIC 7UNIV]SITIES1 NATIONAL RESE>* C5T]S1 ETC74 ,IT IS NOT ?AT A S+LE /RUCTURE IS RESPONSIBLE = ! REALIZATION ( LE?AL WEAPONS OR SOPHI/ICAT$ 9/RUM5TS ( CONTROL2 ON ! CONTR>Y MANY C5T]S WORK ON SU* PROJECTS EA* CONTRIBUT+ TO P>TS ( !M 0444 

4440,! L9K BETWE5 9DU/RY & RESE>* IS /R5G!N+ ?R\< 9VE/M5TS1 COLLABORATIONS1 & COMMON PROJECTS CONC]N+ UNIV]SITIES1 RESE>* C5T]S & COMPANIES44 BUT 9 ORD] TO CREATE :AT8 ,:Y DO !SE TE*NOLOGIES PROLIF]ATE8 ,NO TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T CAN EXI/ )\T A T5ACI\S WORK ( P]SUASION ?AT MAKES IT POSSIBLE4 ,FOM5T+ FE> IS CRUCIAL 9 ?IS CONTEXT3 SECURITY REASONS1 ?REAT ( POSSIBLE 'T]RORI/ ATTACKS' ) BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS1 DEF5SE ( NATIONAL BORD]S CREATE ! RI<T ATMOSPH]E ( CONS5SUS TO %AMELESS TE*NOLOGIES ( DEA? & SECURITY SY/EMS ?AT SUPPRESS FRE$OM4 ,P]HAPS ! TIME ( ! COLD W> IS NOT SO DI/ANT & P]HAPS IT HAS NEV] 5D$4 ,IS 

!RE ANY?+ MORE DEVA/AT+ ?AN NUCLE> WEAPONS TO BE US$ AGA9/ NEI<BOR+ C\NTRIES8 ,PRE/IGI\S SCI5TI/S ALL OV] ! WORLD >E WORK+ ON ?AT1 ESPECIALLY 9SIDE ! 'H>MLESS' PUBLIC RESE>* /RUCTURES ?AT DO NOT NE$ ANY B>B$ WIRE0444 

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,FROM \R EXP]I5CES1 IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT A GREAT AM\NT ( TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES DO NOT ALL[ Y\ TO 0OPT \T0 = LONG )\T ! ?REAT ( GREAT SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE4 ,WE >E ALMO/ ALL N[ PRACTICALLY =C$ TO USE COMPUT]S 9 AT LEA/ SOME P>TS ( \R LIVES1 AS JU/ ONE EXAMPLE1 BECAUSE SOCIETY HAS COMPLETELY RE=M$ >\ND !IR EXI/5CE2 = JOBS1 BUREAUCRACY1 COMM]CE & 0CULTURE04 7,= EXAMPLE IT'S H>DLY UNCOMMON !SE DAYS = AN PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY] TO DECIDE :E!R TO GIVE Y\ A JOB BAS$ AS MU* ON Y\R SOCIAL M$IA PR(ILE ?AN ! 9T]VIEW47 ,! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S1 ,C5TRAL ,N]V\S ,SY/EM = ! ,E>?1 ,AMBI5T ,9TELLIG5CE1 ,AUGM5T$ ,REALITY1 ,SM>T] ,PLANET OR :ATEV] Y\ CAN CALL IT WILL TAKE ?IS PR9CIPLE TO ANO!R LEVEL1 BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE NO CONTROL 7& (T5 NO ACTUAL KN[L$GE7 ( :O WE'RE COMMUNICAT+ :AT 9=MATION TO1 OR :54 

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444 0! KEY ?+ ) ,IO,T .<,9T]NET ( ,?+S.> IS ?AT IT'S NOT GO+ TO HAPP5 ON A C]TA9 DATE4 ,IT'S GO+ TO GR[ GRADUALLY AS PEOPLE UND]/& !IR SY/EMS BETT]2 AS !Y DO TRIAL IMPLEM5TATIONS1 ADOPTION WILL 9CREASE0444 

,BEH9D ! W>P$ IMPLICATION ?AT 0! PEOPLE0 WILL SIMPLY *OOSE TO TRY \T ?IS ULTRA-SPECIALIZ$ TE*NOLOGICAL 5VIRONM5T ( !IR [N 9ITIATIVE1 ! BLACKMAIL SEEMS CLE>3 COLLABORATE OR BE LEFT BEH9D1 & !N OV]RUN4 

,:ILE WE'RE BE+ EAS$ 9TO ! IDEA ( COMPON5TS FROM ?AT ,SM>T] ,PLANET BE+ IMMAN5T1 BY BILLIONS 9 ADV]TIS+ & BY ! MASS NEWS M$IA1 DEBATES WILL CROP UP ON OCCASION AB\T ! E?ICS ( ?IS OR ?AT 9DIVIDUAL P>T ( IT4 ,! SCI5TIFIC E/ABLI%M5T HAD LE>N$ FROM ! BACKLA% AGA9/ ,G5ETICALLY-,MODIFI$ ,ORGANISMS OR1 BE=E ?AT1 R\ND-ONE ( NUCLE> P[]1 & N[ KN[S H[ TO GIVE ! IMPRESSION ( CITIZ5 P>TICIPATION :ILE ONLY RAIS+ ! PR(ILE ( AN 9NOVATION &1 F9ALLY1 /R5G!N+ ITS ACCEPTANCE4 ,! CORPORATIONS SEEM CONFID5T ?AT1 IF !RE MI<T BE LITTLE OR NO DEM& = ?IS NEW NETWORK AMONG ! POPULATION1 DEM& CAN ALWAYS BE MANUFACTUR$1 LIKE SO MANY TIMES BE=E 7= ! JUNK ?AT ALREADY SURR\NDS US & PILES UP DISC>D$ 9 OCEANS & L&FILL71 & ?AT ! MASSES WILL BE SWEPT ALONG &1 9 ! 5D1 EMBRACE ! NEW TE*NOLOGIES4 

,! PO9T ?AT %\LD BE OBVI\S1 IS ?AT ALL ?IS DRIVE TO MAKE ! WORLD 0SM>T]0 IS 9 FACT A*IEV$ BY MAK+ ! HUMAN 0DUMB]01 ! BATT]Y RUNN+ ! GADGET1 NO?+ MORE4 ,DO WE WANT \R JUDGM5T1 9TELLIG5CE1 S5SATIONS &1 ULTIMATELY1 \R E?ICS TO BE 0\TS\RC$0 & AUTOMAT$8 ,BECAUSE ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT ! TRANS=MATIONS WE HAVE BE5 UND]GO+ >E LEAD+ US TO1 TO ! DIM9I%$ CAPACITY TO BREAK AWAY FROM ! /&>DS & NORMS ?AT >E PRESCRIB$ & 5COD$ 9 ! TE*NOLOGIES :I* WE >E 5CIRCL$ BY4 

,/ILL1 !RE'S ALWAYS ROOM = AN OPPOSITE APPROA* TO ! CORDIAL DISCUSSION ) EXP]TS & LOBBIES ?AT IS ! FAVOR$ T]RA9 ( !SE PR(IT-DRIV5 9DU/RIES1 :O GO SO F> AS TO PORTRAY !MSELVES AS B5EFACTORS ( HUMANITY2 A CONC]N WE CAN READ 9 ! WORDS ( ,SAM ,PALMISANO 7DUR+ #a YE>S AT ! HEAD ( ,I,B,M73 

4440,?9K AB\T ! PROSPECT ( A TRILLION CONNECT$ & 9/RUM5T$ ?+S - C>S1 APPLIANCES1 CAM]AS1 ROADWAYS1 PIPEL9ES44 EV5 LIVE/OCK & PH>MACEUTICALS4 ,& !N ?9K AB\T ! AM\NT ( 9=MATION PRODUC$ BY ! 9T]ACTION ( ALL ?OSE ?+S4 ,IT WILL BE UNPREC$5T$0444 

4440,FROM NEW MODELS ( TE*NOLOGY44 TO ! *ANG+ =M ( ! CORPORATION44 TO ! *ANG+ ROLE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 MOD]N LIFE44 WE >E 5T]+ A V]Y DIFF]5T WORLD0444 

4440,BUT ! IDEA ( COMPUT] *IPS 9 Y\R BODY1 SWALL[+ PILLS ?AT MONITOR Y\R HEAL?1 %>+ DATA ) 9SURANCE COMPANIES & EMPLOY]S - NOT EV]YBODY IS GO+ TO BE HAPPY AB\T ?AT0444 

,ALREADY M5AC$ BY A /]ILE URBAN 5VIRONM5T ?AT BE>S H\RLY UPON US1 :]E MO/ SURR\ND+ HUMANS >E LESS ATTUN$ TO ! FEEL ( ! GRASS1 ! W9D OR ONE ANO!R ?AN TO ! KEYPAD & SCRE5 ( A DEVICE1 WE'RE ) ! ONES :O DON'T ACCEPT ! PA? ?AT TE*NOLOGICAL-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY IS TRY+ TO H]D US D[N4 ,WE'LL FIRMLY /ATE3 WE DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT REA*+ = ! SUPPOS$ 0PO/-ECOLOGY0 WORLD ( NANO-SCI5TI/S & TRAN%UMANI/S W\LD BE ANY?+ BUT A DISA/]1 BECAUSE HUMANITY IS 9SEP>ABLY ME%$ 9TO CIRCUL> 5]GY TRANSF]S 7BEYOND MA*9E CALCULATION7 ?AT B9D US TO O!R ANIMALS1 PLANTS1 REGIONS - & BY DISREG>D+ ?IS BASIS ( EXI/5CE1 CIVILIZATION HAS ALREADY PLAC$ BIODIV]SITY ITSELF 9 JEOP>DY ON E>?4 ,WE DO NOT LET !M DI/RACT US ) ! B5EVOL5T FACES ?AT ! TE*NOLOGY SOMETIMES WE>S2 :5 NOT ADDRESS+ 5TIRELY MANUFACTUR$ 0NE$S01 !Y >E ALMO/ ALL FALSE OR AT BE/ TEMPOR>Y FIXES = PROBLEMS ?AT >E CAUS$ BY SOCIAL ORGANIZATION & MAN\V]+S ( ! P[]FUL - NOT A LACK ( TE*NOLOGY4 

,!Y TRY TO /RUCTURE \R WORLD TO NE$ !IR MA*9ES4 ,WE TRY TO LIVE DIFF]5TLY4 ,WE HAVE \R [N DESIRES1 ANO!R DIRECTION = :AT SURR\NDS US1 & IT'S NOT ! ,EUROPEAN ,GRE5 ,CAPITAL MODEL 7:I* ?IS YE> WAS HELD BY ,BRI/OL1 CO9CID5TALLY HOME ( ! ,EUROPEAN HEADQU>T]S ( ,H,P ,LABS74 ,\R DREAMS >E ( %OOTS BREAK+ ?R\< ! ASPHALT & CURL+ >\ND ! RU9S ( ! (FICE BLOCKS4 ,%RUBS BREAK+ \T 9 ! EMPTY SPACE ( OLD FUEL DEPOTS & G>AGE =EC\RTS1 /REETS RE-POPULAT$ BY ! WILD]NESS2 US & FELL[ SPECIES :O W]E ONCE BANI%$ OR CONTA9$4 ,TOGE!R1 US ALL BREA?+ FREE FROM !IR POISON1 )\T ! NON/OP NOISE ( AUTO-5G9ES1 UNTIL ! DAY WE HE> ALL BIRDSONG & NO TRAFFIC4 

,:E!R ?IS IS LIKELY OR EV5 POSSIBLE IS A MOOT PO9T TO US4 ,COME :AT MAY1 \R ADV5TURE CONSI/S ( REA*+ \T = IT1 & KN[+ ?AT BY DO+ SO1 \R LIVES WILL BE COMPLICAT$ 9 ! PROCESS1 BUT UND\BT$LY 5RI*$4 ,ALDO ,LEOPOLD MAY HAVE BE5 RI<T TO ASS]T ?AT ! CURSE ( BE>+ !SE K9D ( DREAMS IS TO BE SO ACUTELY AW>E ( 0LIV+ 9 A WORLD ( W\NDS01 YET BEYOND ! GRIDS ( OPPRESSION & ALI5ATION CRISS-CROSS+ \R LIVES1 WE CAN TA/E TRACES ( ! FRE$OM WE PURSUE4 ,/RIK+ ! MAT*BOOK ( \R REBELLI\S ?\<TS AGA9/ ! HI< WALLS ( ! EXI/5T1 ?AT ! PASSIONS MAY CAT* ALI<T44 ,MEAN:ILE1 WE'LL BE ! <O/S 9 !IR SY/EM1 EVADE ! GAZE ( ! SECURITY APP>ATUS1 & 5T] ! FIELD ( TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCE1 NOT TO DEBATE1 BUT TO MAT]IALLY OPPOSE4 ,IF ! TOTALIT>IAN LOCKD[N ( ! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S IS !IR VISION ( ! FUTURE1 ANO!R VISION HAS IGNIT$ \R M9DS4 

4440,!RE >E SOME ( US MADE ) A DEFECT1 ?AT ( NOT BE+ FAI?FUL TO ! MA*9E0444 

7,ADRIAN ,MAGDAL5O1 E>? & ANIMAL LIB]ATION PRISON] HELD BY ! ,MEXICAN /ATE7 

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,N[ W\LD USUALLY BE ! TIME :5 A TEXT LIKE ?IS W\LD FLIP TO ! EXHORTATIONS1 PEP-TALK OR SUBTLE COAX+4 ,&1 WE WON'T D5Y1 WE >E WRIT+ 9 P>T BECAUSE ( A DESIRE TO REA* BEYOND :AT WE ALREADY KN[1 TO F9D ?OSE :O1 LIKE NASC5T FIREFLIES 9 ! LONG NI<T1 WILL TAKE FROM !SE WORDS SOME?+ CLOSE :AT WE TRI$ TO S5D \T 9 !M2 OR JU/ TO SEE :AT HAPP5S OR E*OES BACK4 ,:AT WE WON'T BE PR(ESS+ TO1 H[EV]1 IS A PRESCRIPTION = ! /RUGGLE & ! FUTURE1 A BLI/]+ ANALYSIS ( ! WEAKE/ PO9TS ( ! SY/EM1 A DESIGNATION ( ! 0OBJECTIVE0 /RATEGY = 0REVOLUTION>IES04 ,WE DON'T KN[ IF ! OPPORTUNITIES TO S]I\SLY CONTRIBUTE TO A DE/ABILIZATION ( TE*NOLOGICAL-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY CAN BE REALIZ$ BY US & O!RS LIKE US1 BUT :AT WE SEE 9 \R DAILY LIVES & TAKE FROM 7UN(FICIAL7 HI/ORIES TELLS US ?AT ! DOM9ANT ORD] IS NEV] AS /ABLE AS IT PORTRAYS ITSELF4 

,9 FACT ! ALLEG$ P]MAN5CE ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE RE/S ON A SELF-IMAGE ( IT AS AT ONCE EPHEM]AL & 9V9CIBLE4 ,EPHEM]AL1 9 ?AT WE >E NOT TAU<T & PROBABLY CANNOT UND]/& ! FULL WORK+S & 9T]DEP5D5CIES ( ! REGIONAL1 NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL NETWORKS & FL[S :I* P]PETUATE ! DOM9ANT ORD] AS WE KN[ IT2 & 9 ! AGE ( ! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S1 EV5 ! VISIBLE COMPON5TS SEEM TO BE DISAPPE>+ 9TO ! E!R4 ,9V9CIBLE1 9 ?AT ! >TIFICE :I* IT COMPOSES SEEMS ALL-P[]FUL1 EV]-PRES5T1 & MO/ ( ALL VALU$ & *]I%$ BY A L>GE P>T ( ! POPULATION 9 ! 0DEVELOP$0 WORLD4 ,BUT - JU/ LIKE ! HI-TE* GADGETS ( \R TIMES NE$ ! M9]ALS & PROCESS+ ?AT DESPOILS ! FACE ( ! PLANET \T ( DIRECT VIEW FROM ! METROPOLIS - ! NETWORKS & PROCESSES !MSELVES RELY ON PHYSICAL 9FRA/RUCTURES2 ON CABLES1 WIRES1 ANT5NAE1 RECEIV]S1 SCRE5S1 S]V]S1 PROGRAMM]S1 5G9E]S4 

,:AT CAN IT MEAN TO FI<T AGA9/ SU* MON/R\S 5TITIES AS ?OSE ANN\NC+ ! ,SM>T] ,PLANET8 ,SOME ( MO/ ADVANC$ PLANS = ?AT ,BRAVE ,NEW ,WORLD >E ALREADY PLAY+ \T 9 PURPOSE-BUILT URBAN >EAS ( ,S\? ,EA/ ,ASIA 7,S+APORE1 ,S\? ,KOREA ETC471 BUT IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO ?9K ?AT TO BE H[ IT BEG9S 9 E>NE/4 ,?AT'S ! AB/RACTION :I* BL9DS US TO :AT IS RI<T BE=E US1 :I* PORTRAYS TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T AS SOME:]E AT :I*1 F> FROM \R EV]YDAY LIVES1 ! DEEP5+ ( CONTROL IS REF9$4 

,9 ACTUALITY1 ! ADVANCE ( TE*NOLOGICAL-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY IS SPREAD ACROSS ! :OLE T]RA92 NEI!R IS IT LIMIT$ TO ! HI-TE* 9DU/RIAL ZONES 7,SILICON ,VALLEY1 ! ,GR5OBLE ,M,9,A,T,E,C1 ! ,BRI/OL-,BA? DESIGN CLU/]7 BUT RA!R DIFFUS$ )9 9NOCU\S DEP>TM5TS )9 C\NTLESS UNIV]SITIES1 REGIONAL COMPANY (FICES1 HO/$ & TRIAL$ AT PUBLIC EV5TS1 DEVIS$ ON ! WEB & RELAY$ BY PYLONS1 UNFOLD+ 9 URBAN OR RURAL MAPP+ & CR[D-S\RC$ 9NOVATIONS44 ,9 %ORT1 ! LABORATORY IS ! :OLE METROPOLIS & ITS \TLY+ COLONIES1 NAMELY AT ?IS PO9T MO/ ( ! GLOBE4 

,SOMETIMES WE WON'T ALL HAVE ! COH]5CE ( BL[S TO ! DEVOT$ RESE>* & DEVELOPM5T FACILITIES & O!R T[]S ( TE*NO-SCI5CE4 ,WE'RE NOT ONLY ?9K+ ( ! ATTACKS ON BIO-TE* PROPAGATORS 9 ,MEXICO2 WE ALSO CANNOT BUT ?9K ( ! PA/ DISRUPTION TO ! VE9S ( TRANSNATIONAL ELECTRICAL P[] TRANSMISSION1 9 ! ,ALPS & ELSE:]E1 :I* SPE$ ?IS WORLD T[>DS ITS OBJECTIFICATION & ANNIHILATION4 ,WE'RE ?9K+ ?AT = EV]Y CORPORATE HEADQU>T]S OR 9=MATIONAL HUB ?AT CAN BE S5T UP 9 FLAMES1 !RE'S MILES ( FIB]-OPTIC *ANNELS S]VIC+ BUS9ESS & 9DU/RY :ILE DRIP-FE$+ OPIATES TO ! MASSES & C>RY+ AWAY ! PRIZ$ DATA 9 ITS WAKE2 :ILE = EV]Y SABOTAG$ SURVEILLANCE NODE 7CAM]AS1 MOBILE PHONE T[]S1 TRAVEL C>D READ]S7 !RE'S A HI< TE*NICIAN :O1 ?\< PR(IT+ FROM ! TE*NOLOGICAL TOXIFICATION ( ! E>?1 WILL FROM =EV] ON WALK ) A LIMP4 ,! EXPOSITIONS & PROPAG&A ( ! DEVELOP]S CAN BE UND]M9$ & RIDICUL$1 TE*NO-POSITIVE ATTITUDES CAN BE *ALL5G$ & C\NT]$ 9 \R [N SOCIAL SURR\ND+S IF !RE SEEMS A WOR?:ILE OP5+ = FRUITFUL SUBV]SION4 ,!RE >E ! SUPPLY *A9S ALSO = FUEL OR MA*9]Y AS WELL AS 5]GY & DATA 7:I* >E /ILL NOT AS 0SM>T0 AS !Y'D LIKE Y\ TO ?9K :5 IT COMES TO DI/URBANCE AT !IR BOTTL5ECKS72 & !RE IS ! NE$ ALSO TO DEF5D & FO/] ! S5SIBILITY T[>DS :AT IS = ONCE TRULY CONNECTIVE1 EMP[]+ & ECO-LOGICAL - \R TIES )9 ! SUP]/RUCTURE ( A HEAL?Y & DIV]SE L&BASE1 5C\RAG+ & LIV+ \T A WILD TRAJECTORY ( DEFIANCE & DE-CIVILIZ+1 ) ! DEVICES CA/ ASIDE & !IR W\LD-BE COMPON5TS LEFT 9 ! E>?4 ,H>D ?\< IT MAY BE = MANY ( US TO K9DLE ANY K9D ( SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL CONNECTION 9 \R DAILY URBAN LIVES1 NO?+ ELSE SEEMS TO US TO HAVE GIV5 ! LIFE-LONG IMPETUS ?AT C\LD SU/A9 US 9 T5SION AGA9/ ! EXI/5T )\T EMBITT]+ & ROTT+ US FROM )94 

,!SE WORDS >E NO?+ NEW4 ,& ( C\RSE1 NEI!R >E WE MAK+ A R$UCTIONI/ CALL TO DROP ALL /RUGGLES BUT ?OSE AGA9/ ! TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EMS 7OR 9DE$1 !SE SPECIFIC BRAN*ES ( ! ABOVE74 ,SU* AN ANALYSIS HAS ALWAYS /RUCK US AS QUITE NAIVE AS TO ! DEEP] NATURE ( ALI5ATION & CIVILIZ$ P[] /RUCTURES :I* WE 7ALL87 WANT SWEPT AWAY4 ,BESIDES1 NATURALLY1 \R COMRADES WILL DO :AT !Y WANT444 ,WE'D SIMPLY ASK ?OSE ) A M9D = ! K9D ( LIB]ATION WE SEEK TO ?9K C>EFULLY AB\T :AT =CES CURR5TLY PACIFY & DIS-ABLES MU* ( ! POPULATION1 & :AT =CES WILL COME UP AGA9/ ANY K9D ( /RUGGLE IF IT EV5 BEG9S TO GA9 GR\ND AGA9/ ! AU?ORIT>IAN LEVIA?AN4 ,MORE & MORE1 IT IS & WILL BE ?OSE ( ! TE*NO-SPH]E4 

,CLOS+1 WE E*O ! SUGGE/ION ?AT >OSE FROM ! SOLID>ITY MEET+ ON ,NOVEMB] #b#i? AT ,RADIO ,BLACK\T TO DESIGNATE A WEEK 7& NOT ONLY7 ( ACTION TO HI<LI<T 0! URG5T NE$ TO OPPOSE ! NEW TOTALIT>IANISM CREAT$ BY TE*NO-SCI5CES01 TAK+ ! TRIAL ( ,CO/A1 ,SILVIA & ,BILLY AS A />T+ PO9T1 :ILE AIM+ TO 0NOT FOCUS \R ATT5TION ONLY ON ! SPECIFIC CASE ( REPRESSION1 BUT ?R\< IT TO CONVEY ! MEAN+ & CONT5T ?AT ?IS DOOR OP5S & TO TURN IT 9TO NEW POSSIBILITIES = CRITIQUE & /RUGGLE04 ,\R CONTRIBUTION TO ! PROPOSAL IS ?IS SMALL ANALYSIS ( H[ ! ,9T]NET ( ,?+S1 CYB]NETIC WET-DREAM ( SOCIAL CONTROL 5G9E]S1 IS CONV]G+ ) ! NANO- & 0LIFE0-SCI5CES 9 !RE H]E-&-N[1 BRE$+ AN ALMO/ UNIMAG9ABLE POT5TIAL = REPRESSION1 ) ! MA9T5ANCE & EXT5SION ( ?IS HAT$ AU?ORIT>IAN & ECOCIDAL SY/EM4 ,LEAV+ US ) YET ANO!R FRONT ON :I* TO C>RY \T ! LIB]ATORY CONFLICT WE HOLD 9 \R *E/S1 GUTS & >MS4 ,FRE$OM FI<T]S ( ! WORLD1 IT'S TIME TO BECOME A CLOS$ FI/ AGA9/ ! TE*NOLOGY MULT9ATIONALS & !IR 9FRA/RUCTURES4 

,= !SE REASONS1 WE ?\<T TO PUT ?IS \T DUR+ ! BLACK ,DECEMB] NI<TS 7A TIME - LIKE ALWAYS - TO 9T]NATIONALLY PROJECT \R 9T5SIFICATION NOT ONLY ( ATTACK BUT ALSO ANALYSIS7 BE=E ! TRIAL 9 ! ,NEW ,YE> AGA9/ ! W\LD-BE SABOTEURS ( ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT-,SWITZ]L&4 ,AS !SE %ORT EV5+S DRAW 91 N\RI%$ BY ANTAGONI/ FIRES1 BANN]-DROPS1 RIOT\S ASSEMBLIES1 & MESSAGES EX*ANG$ LIKE W9KS ACROSS ! CONT95TS1 \R ?\<TS FLY OV] ! ,ATLANTIC TO ANO!R W>RIOR ( ! ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT1 T5 YE>S S9CE HIS DEA? 9 CU/ODY4 ,BILL ',AVALON' ,ROG]S WAS IMPLICAT$ BY ! ,AM]ICAN /ATE 7& SNIT*ES7 9 A G5]ATION ( LIB]ATORY ACTION :OSE RAGE SCOR*$ TE*NO-SCI5TIFIC RESE>* C5T]S ( E>? & ANIMAL EXPLOITATION ACROSS ! C\NTRY4 ,AVALON MADE HIS 0JAIL-BREAK0 A FEW DAYS AFT] >RE/2 & ! CORPORATE-SCI5TIFIC-/ATE ELITE CAN NEV] QUITE BE SURE :5 OR :]E ! TOR* WILL BE PICK$ UP NEXT BY ! REBEL SPIRIT1 :I* DANCES ?R\< ! PRISON ( !IR CITIES & \TPO/S TO ! BEAT ( ANO!R DRUM1 9 PURSUIT ( :AT ! CIVILIZ$ ORD] CANNOT DR[N \T4 

,! WILD REACTIONS >5'T GO+ TO /OP4 

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