I agree, although the article is clearly slanted against linux on the desktop. Stuff like this is what I'm talking about:
Until recently, interacting with Linux was almost entirely text-driven - much like Windows' precursor, DOS. So converting meant learning an arcane vocabulary of computerese to give the PC even the simplest commands.
This statement is kind of true. X has been around for a looong time, but who uses it for server administration? It's all about spin though. Notice how they imply that Linux is on par with DOS since it has a text-based interface. Nevermind the fact that text-based configuration can be a benefit overall.
In the end, the best OS for the job is what you should use. If you know windows and don't want to learn linux, use windows. If you want to learn linux, go ahead. They both have advantages and disadvantages.
As for the pot calling the kettle black, that's fine by me as long as the kettle calls itself black too.
Considering the time it takes to set up a tracking system like this, plus the storage space, plus helping law enforcement retrieve the data it requests, I don't think this is really going to be effective. I work for a small wireless ISP and if I had to set something like this up, we would be screwed.
Numerous broadband providers have gone bankrupt already. The number of requests directed at huge broadband providers could be huge. Besides, law enforcement would end up with large amounts of data that don't really prove much, since criminals (and non-criminals) can encrypt their emails anyway.
OTOH, what are the odds that the owner of the cell phone your traffic is routed through even cares about your conversation?
Exactly. You can pick up a standard VHF/UHF scanner at Radio Shack right now and listen to all kinds of cordless phone conversations on ~49MHz. The fact is that random peoples' conversations are boring as hell.
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Those aliens are running NT7 already!
I think "PD" is too upbeat. How about "POS"?
If I give them away (or sell them for that matter), I won't care if you steal them from the people I give them to.
Until recently, interacting with Linux was almost entirely text-driven - much like Windows' precursor, DOS. So converting meant learning an arcane vocabulary of computerese to give the PC even the simplest commands.
This statement is kind of true. X has been around for a looong time, but who uses it for server administration? It's all about spin though. Notice how they imply that Linux is on par with DOS since it has a text-based interface. Nevermind the fact that text-based configuration can be a benefit overall.
In the end, the best OS for the job is what you should use. If you know windows and don't want to learn linux, use windows. If you want to learn linux, go ahead. They both have advantages and disadvantages.
As for the pot calling the kettle black, that's fine by me as long as the kettle calls itself black too.
Ham radio operators are allowed to use all frequencies above 300 GHz. Light falls into that category.
How would they know if the data they get is real anyway? I can write a perl script to generate fake sendmail log files all day...
Numerous broadband providers have gone bankrupt already. The number of requests directed at huge broadband providers could be huge. Besides, law enforcement would end up with large amounts of data that don't really prove much, since criminals (and non-criminals) can encrypt their emails anyway.
Is it so far-fetched that Microsoft is actually trying to provide it's users with the features that they want?
How about Natalie Portman petrified with hot grits down her pants on a Beowulf cluster of those things?
Exactly. You can pick up a standard VHF/UHF scanner at Radio Shack right now and listen to all kinds of cordless phone conversations on ~49MHz. The fact is that random peoples' conversations are boring as hell.
My cell phone battery goes dead soon enough without transmitting data for other people.