This just came to my attention: a pretty astounding case of Orwellian autocracy from Amazon.
Even in an industry renowned for secrecy and Orwellian doubletalk, HP is in a league of its own.
Jason Catlett, president of Junkbusters, said he was also very disturbed by the new "Orwellian" use of cookies.
"The police were very aggressive, " says Magdelena, a 67-year-old artist, carrying a banner describing the situation as "Orwellian".
Sebelius, which served to uphold the 2010 health-care reform with the Orwellian name, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Keen is on weaker ground when claiming that some sort of Orwellian catastrophe is set to befall humanity because of over-sharing.
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The technology, they worry, could be used to create an Orwellian universal identification number, and would allow telemarketers to bother consumers on every device.
But I think we need to recognize that making payments to doctors a matter of public record is, as I said before, an Orwellian solution.
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Stephen Oesterle of Medtronic, a devices firm involved in remote patient monitoring, thinks it a bit Orwellian for drugmakers to keep such intimate tabs on their customers.
Do you remember the "excise tax" on IRA distributions? (Such a wonderfully Orwellian name--as if Congress were taxing furs or gas guzzlers.) It was in effect between 1987 and 1996.
Dr. Edwards and Dr. Steptoe worked with no public funding or direct research support at a time when the concept of a test-tube baby seemed the stuff of Orwellian science fiction.
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The remarkable, Orwellian "Brazil, " which he co-wrote and directed in 1985, is still a classic case of visionary filmmaker vs. shortsighted studio (or, if you're a studio executive, clear-sighted studio vs. enfant terrible).
Bullying behavior seems out of tune for a company that promotes a youthful, hipster image--with dancing silhouettes bopping to U2 on their music players in a current commercial--and is still remembered for a 1984 ad depicting IBM as Orwellian.
Her criticism has been echoed by fellow Republicans in direct attacks on Britain's NHS. In an article, Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich said British healthcare was run by "Orwellian" bureaucrats who put a price tag on life.
OK, maybe the Orwellian type of world in that iconic commercial is more science fiction and good advertising than real life, but Facebook and Apple are showing some hints of a healthy relationship, which may mean we might live to see the day where the two tech giants work together.
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