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		sespindola on Aug 21, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GNU hackers discover HACIENDA government surveilla... I somehow doubt that GCHQ geeks read anti-modernist manifestos. Depending on the age of the name pickers, I'd say they either went to the Hacienda nightclub at Manchester or saw 24 hours party people[1]. 1: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274309/

lotsofmangos on Aug 22, 2014 [–]

Tony Wilson read that manifesto. That is where the name comes from for his nightclub.

Edit - and I wouldn't like to bet on what GCHQ geeks don't read. I suspect their reading is very wide.

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