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Postings from October 2004
Every once in a while some fascist proposes installing TV cameras in all public places, and I think, "Oh, God! Nothing good can come of this!" and resist heartily. Larry Wall wrote: >The only bizarre and inexplicable thing that has occurred to me in the last week is that I fell into a canal in Venice. It was definitely somewhat stunning, but I have yet to figure out how to view it as a stroke of genius. I suppose if I were Archimedes I'd have climbed back out and shouted "Eureka", but as far as I know Archimedes never >made it to Italy, so it didn't occur to me... > >I did learn one important life lesson, however. When you notice that the last step down to the canal looks slippery, it's a good idea to consider whether the first step down might also be slippery. I don't usually buy slippery slope arguments, but in this case, I should have. > > And then I get a message like this, and have to reconsider. Venice could pay for the maintenance on the cameras with the proceeds from their "Venice's Funniest Public Videos" program. I hope you were wearing a Hawaiian shirt, for maximum visibility (and comic relief)? =AustinThread Previous | Thread Next