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"What can escape the eye of God all seeing?" Milton
asked. The impossibility of escape from "the eye" is
often the very root of what it means to be, like
Kokusai Omocha, a "cyborg." The inescapable eye
fantasy powers brilliant, archetypal designs of
prisons, low brow toy sales and the scourge of the
Internet. 108 years ago, the fear of "the eye" induced
entrepenuers to invent lead underwear to foil newly
invented X-Rays from seeing too much. Today, in the
name of security, these metaphors, fantasies and fears
all are coming together at a few airports near you.
posted by limitedpie
on Apr 4, 2003 -
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