PhilipL comments on Open Thread, December 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 December 2012 04:20:26PM 1 point [-]

I think police investigation would be a very minor concern compared to the massive social upheaval that the device would cause. A very similar idea was explored in The Light of Other Days - not a great book plot-wise, though.

Comment author: FiftyTwo 28 December 2012 05:09:40PM 2 points [-]

I read the original short story in one of the Asimov collections but didn't realise it had been made into a full length novel.

Comment author: katydee 07 January 2013 04:38:24AM *  1 point [-]

The classic short story E for Effort also discusses this.