Digital Underground - uXu - Underground eXperts United #uxu-479

### ### ### ### ### #### ### ### ### #### ### ### ##### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ### ########## ### ### ########## ### ### ### ### Underground eXperts United Presents... ####### ## ## ####### # # ## ## ####### ####### ## ## ## ## ##### ## ## ## ## ## #### ## ## #### # # ####### ## ####### ## ## ## ## ##### ## ## ## ## ## ####### ####### # # ## ## ####### [ Heading For A Dark Future ] [ By Blackfire ] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Heading For A Dark Future George Orwell was only partially wrong. 1984 didn't become the 1984 he imagined, but only because technology hadn't come far enough to create the evil, controlling system he described. Now, technology is catching up. Every time you use your credit card; every time you make a phone call, you leave electronic tracks. You were given a social security number when you were born, and that number is the government's tag on you. Any information about you is stored using that number as an index. Sure, they use your name to make it easier for humans to relate to you, to find the information they want. But computers work in numbers. Every day, more and more of modern society is automated. As an increasing number of aspects of dayly life become automated, the requirement for communication between electronic devices increases proportionally. Soon every aspect of your life will be automated, from the pay-per-view TV you soon will have to use, to the electronic shopping systems that deliver goods directly to your house; even the house itself will be automated. But all these things need a language, an operating system. And what would be better than using the one that 95 percent of people already use and are familiar with? The one that has knocked out all competition? Windows. Microsoft will deliver the OS that is going to control every aspect of your life. Every morning, you will wake to the sound of Microsoft Winbuzzer (TM), and meanwhile, the Microsoft Winfood (TM) will make you breakfast. You will drive to work in a car powered by Microsoft Winmap (TM) and Windrive (TM), because they are the only ones that support the new Microsoft Trafficflow (TM) system. Everything will be Microsoft. Including the things that you don't know about. Because installing such tings as WindowsHouse 2015 (TM) is not something Mr. Average can handle, Microsoft will have their own 'support teams' that are able to 'upgrade' your house to an electronic, Microsoft-friendly version. For a little fee, of course. But the 'support teams' will do more than asked for. To give the big, almighty Bill Gates more control over his customers, they will install a hidden camera in every room. This is done in secrecy, and when it finally leaks out, it is too late. Everybody is under surveillance, and if anyone tries to object, they will be 'Taken care of, because they were potential criminals'. This ultimately leads to a society where everybody is being told what to mean and think, and anybody with 'offensive' opinions will be removed. At least we will have our thoughts alone, you may think. But that is wrong. As neurotechnology is invented, everybody will be required to use an implant that will inform the authorities about 'Criminal and dangerous minds that could become a threat to society'. Nobody will be able to do, say, or even think anything that offends the authorities. And the authorities will be Microsoft. But all is not lost. This is the future, but the future has not come yet. There is still one thing you can do, a thing you must do, a thing that is your duty if you still want to be part of a world where people can say their meanings without being afraid of getting punished or even killed for it. You can destroy Microsoft. Stop using their software; at least stop paying for it, anyway. Stop supporting their products. Keep in mind that, even by using pirated versions of MS software, you are supporting the Microsoft corporation. Support the anti-trust campaigns against Microsoft. Start using Linux, FreeBSD, maybe even OS/2. Run FreeDOS instead of MS-DOS. Make your own programs. Reveal all the hidden security bugs in their new products for the whole world. Show that they cannot be trusted. Spread this file worldwide. Make people realize what is going on around them. Make them wake up and realize they are heading for a hopeless future unless they stand up against the tyranny of Bill Gates and fight him. United, we will crush them. We will win. And we will continue to live in a free world. Fight the Tyrrany. Fight Microsoft. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- uXu #479 Underground eXperts United 1998 uXu #479 Call THE YOUNG GODS -> +351-1XX-XXXXX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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