Furious George
The Borg Is No Match For This Naughty Monkey
Often renowned for their intelligent use of tools, one marauding Capuchin fancied himself a Luddite
Chaotic scenes of pursuit and capture were faked by AI.
With rising apprehensions about the grip of technocracy tightening upon our creaturely society, it was only a matter of time before defenders of the natural order launched a primal assault on the machines. But which targets would be struck first, and who would mount the early attacks? Would data centers be bombed by eco-terrorists? Would corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley be raided by cadres of unshaven anarchists? In the looming war of carbon-based life forms on our silicon would-be masters, such violent possibilities abounded — until this year, in January, when at last the fated battle was joined in a most unlikely spot and by a most unlikely rebel. Dateline Morristown, Tennessee, a sleepy Appalachian town of 30,000 people — and one courageous Capuchin monkey determined to exact vengeance on the Borg. “Furious George,” as this nameless simian vandal seems destined to be called by future historians (should we primates survive our great conflict with the Bots), appeared as …
