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  • Like the pessimists in critical theory, Mumford was worried about the emergence under industrialised capitalism of a “megamachine”, one that would oppress and dominate human creativity and freedom, and one that -- despite being a human product -- operates in a way that is out of our control.

    Environmental Ethics Brennan, Andrew 2008

  • What would be the only draw to me is the part that eventually will tell the technological story of tunneling it will house a replica of the megamachine used to dig our Big Bore.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Known as the "K Computer," this is the first megamachine to achieve 10 quadrillion operations a second - aka 10 petaflops - and it will be named the world's fastest supercomputer when the official made headlines when they uncloaked a world-class supercomputer built entirely with homegrown processors, but this "Sunway" cluster is unlikely to crack the global top ten.

    Wired Top Stories Cade Metz 2011

  • Apple's corporate headquarters, PR megamachine and primary customer base are in the US.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2010

  • Apple's corporate headquarters, PR megamachine and primary customer base are in the US.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2010

  • But before the Thriller phenomenon encased Jackson in the hypercommodity that he was now reduced to being just a little part of - he would soon be only a biotic component going mad in the middle of a vast multimedia megamachine that bore his name - but before all that was "Billie Jean".

    k-punk 2009

  • The entire might of the technological megamachine was pitted against a small, poor, archaic peasant region.

    Anarkismo.net 2008

  • This whole Twilight craze isn't even a quarter of size of the Harry Potter megamachine, and you don't hear too many rumblings about Emma Watson, do you?

    Gawker 2008

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