Frank Herbert (author of Dune), first Linux prophet?

The Linux Extremist has an interesting article on the thought-processes / theories of Mr Frank Herbert, known to most of us as the author of the “Dune” series of books. Mr Extremist compares Microsoft Windows to the fictional enslavement of the human race by cold, hard machines. Not bad for 1964 thinking…
For anyone else wishing to survive a potential machine uprising, the following is required reading:

How To Survive a Robot Uprising
How To Survive a Robot Uprising (Google Video)

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