[SLL] [OT] Little Brother

[Glenn Stone]

This is at least semi-off-topic, but I hope has some merit anyway; after
all, it is at least tangentially related to Linux in that Cory Doctorow is a
fellow of EFF and a champion of Creative Commons, things near and dear to
Penguinistas' hearts.  

Doctorow has written a book I think y'all ought to read.  It's called
_Little Brother_; it's about what happens after they set off a bomb in San
Francisco and things to to brown and squishy.  I've not read it yet; it
doesn't officially hit the shelves for another hour, but I've three powerful
recommendations for it.  One is a good and trusted friend, who got an
advance copy; the second is blogger/author John Scalzi, an up-and-comer I've
been following, and the third is no less than Neil Gaiman.  

What Cory has done here is tell us how badly it can go south, *and how to go
about starting to fix it*, in the form of a science fiction thriller.  Now,
I know you guys.  This book is aimed straight at you.  And your kids, if you
have any.  

There won't be a Powells link yet because it's not officially out, so I'll
just point you at Scalzi's blog entry, and let that suffice... 

http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683

Go. Read. Do what's needful.  

And if you feel the need to, see me after class.  Further deponent sayeth
not.

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