Of course we all have something to hide. In a litigious society, nearly everyone has broken a law. When was the last time you ran a red light? Jaywalked? Downloaded a movie? Used drugs?
More pointedly, is it really the government's business if someone is cheating on their spouse?
The danger isn't that the government will find out about these things and prosecute everyone responsible for them. The danger is that you make an enemy in a position of power, and that person decides to hang you out to dry for your crimes or embarrassing incidents for their own political gain. Law stops being used as a tool for order, and is used as a political tool.
I used windows through high school and college, and recently made the switch to Ubuntu (under dapper). There was somewhat of a learning curve (more, for example, than switching to a Mac) but far from impossible. It just took a little persistence. I think anyone of my generation should be able to make the switch with about the same effort as it took me -- a few evenings of head-scratching. But still, it's more effort than continuing with commercial OS's.
On the other hand, the benefits are incredible. I can get fantastic software for free, and now I don't even have to wear an eye patch!
home computers are not meant for gaming - except top of the line computers bought by gamers specifically for gaming. Probably not a big segment of the market.
Every computer I have ever had has been too slow for satisfactory gaming. Why bother with a computer game and the install/update/graphics woes that come with it when you could go out and buy a commercial gaming system that 'just works'? (sorry ubuntu)
"the Olympics of 1936 may well have helped to postpone hostilities."
Wasn't that the point? Hitler was hoping to postpone violence for as long as possible while he grabbed land. Luckily, the Chinese haven't grabbed anybody else's land...
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Of course we all have something to hide. In a litigious society, nearly everyone has broken a law. When was the last time you ran a red light? Jaywalked? Downloaded a movie? Used drugs? More pointedly, is it really the government's business if someone is cheating on their spouse? The danger isn't that the government will find out about these things and prosecute everyone responsible for them. The danger is that you make an enemy in a position of power, and that person decides to hang you out to dry for your crimes or embarrassing incidents for their own political gain. Law stops being used as a tool for order, and is used as a political tool.
I used windows through high school and college, and recently made the switch to Ubuntu (under dapper). There was somewhat of a learning curve (more, for example, than switching to a Mac) but far from impossible. It just took a little persistence. I think anyone of my generation should be able to make the switch with about the same effort as it took me -- a few evenings of head-scratching. But still, it's more effort than continuing with commercial OS's. On the other hand, the benefits are incredible. I can get fantastic software for free, and now I don't even have to wear an eye patch!
home computers are not meant for gaming - except top of the line computers bought by gamers specifically for gaming. Probably not a big segment of the market. Every computer I have ever had has been too slow for satisfactory gaming. Why bother with a computer game and the install/update/graphics woes that come with it when you could go out and buy a commercial gaming system that 'just works'? (sorry ubuntu)
"the Olympics of 1936 may well have helped to postpone hostilities." Wasn't that the point? Hitler was hoping to postpone violence for as long as possible while he grabbed land. Luckily, the Chinese haven't grabbed anybody else's land...