Ha. The "surveillance state" is going to the dogs, now.
The well-named municipality of Barking and Dagenham, in the UK, is going to be genetically testing dog poo and requiring pet owners to register their pets' DNA – this will allow unambiguous attribution of guilt to owners who don't clean up after their pets.
How far we've come. This seems like one of those fake news snippets from a 1960s-era Heinlein novel.
Really, though… could George Orwell have foreseen this?
What I'm listening to right now.
Informatik, "My True Love." The lyrics are stunningly banal – not what I would hope for from goth-rock. But whatever… I guess I like the sound of it.
Lyrics.
My true love – the only one for me
And the other there will never be
My true love – always there for me
When I'm feeling so lonely
My true love calls my name
That's when I go running
My true love will never let me down
Please don't let me down
The more that I see you
The more that I need you
This feeling just won't go away
I can't live without you
I won't ever doubt you
I'm begging you – don't go away
My true love whispers to me
Tells me all the things that I want to hear
My true love takes over me
Will never let me go, never set me free
My true love is my everything
Everything I am, all I'll ever be
My true love will never let me down
Please don't let me down
The more that I see you
The more that I need you
This feeling just won't go away
(Won't go, won't go away)
I can't live without you
I won't ever doubt you
I'm begging you – don't go away
(Don't go, don't go away)
You have left your mark on me
I will never be the same
Even if I walk away
Your heavenly embrace
Not so easy to erase
Will I ever have the strength
To say goodbye to you
The more that I see you
The more that I need you
This feeling just won't go away
I can't live without you
I won't ever doubt you
I'm begging you – don't go away
[daily log: walking, ]