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       Little Brother/Homeland by Cory Doctorow
       By: Neumatic Date: June 18, 2013, 11:05 pm
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       I'm sure I mentioned these here and there on the board but I'm
       surprised I didn't do a thread for 'em yet.  They're fiction
       which I don't see much of on here, but they're VERY timely.
       This is a two year old video of the author talking about the
       theme of his movie: surveillance and technology and how you
       fight back against it.  And it seems like you guys would be into
       it given the roles that computers and video games and consoles
       play in the narrative.
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       The books are creative commons and on his site, meaning you can
       download 'em and share 'em and all that and he doesn't care.
       Though I was quite happy to buy the books.
       Something I particularly like is how accessible the tech is to
       the reader, stuff like building computers or how privacy systems
       work is explained in a very easy way, they're not just using
       computers, you're understanding what they're doing, why it works
       and how it functions.  It's something very few writers can do
       well, and it really puts you in there instead of, say, a movie
       where you just see someone typing at a screen.
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       Re: Little Brother/Homeland by Cory Doctorow
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 19, 2013, 7:33 am
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       Will definitely give this a look.
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