I'm an entertainer in the military-entertainment complex.

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Unlike human beings, computers possess the truly profound stupidity of the inanimate.

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One of the points about distractions is that everything that they do is destabilizing.

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Political people don't solve stuff - not really. Political people are like guys in pop music.

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I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.

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The level of ignorance is declining, and the ability to accumulate data and manipulate it for various ends is increasing.

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I was once a student in a punk T-Shirt hooked on screwed-up scenarios. That's how I became the esteemed cultural figure that I am today.

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War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize ""world peace"" even when we get it.

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I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere.

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I haven't had that good a time in ages. Since September 11, really. I just felt so happy, it was like the sun came out of the clouds for me. I love Italy.

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