The restless scrolling, the clammy self-reproach afterwards … we could recognise that as addiction quite easily, but the mathematical mechanism for having created it makes horrible sense (Lanier isn’t that interested in culprits, though he finds all of Silicon Valley pretty callow).

It is not de-Maoization but true Maoization, following Chairman Mao's policies as they should be practised with the methods of Chou En-lai, which is the basis of China's new advance, and of the new Hundred Flowers.

And grandmother sat in her rocker before the fireplace, deaf as a doorpost and half-blind as well.

Got to be a good sign though, so Click rigged out a cheeser of his own and said brightly, Mornin', Mr. Brewster, underlining it with the molar squeak.