I kinda like Stallman's rants, always food for thought. Basically he sees them
as far too controllable by proprietary software and wireless vendors.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/03/15/0432226/
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/031411-richard-stallman.html
"I don't have a cell phone.
A strong earthquake, a massive tsunami, a volcano eruption
and an explosion of a nuclear plant. Can it be worse?
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/japan_-_vast_devastation.html
Every crisis is also a chance. John F. Kennedy observed that
"when written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is com
You can always turn off the phone when you don't want to be
tracked. I really don't get his argument - any device based on
transmitting radio is inherently trackable - at least identified to
the device level. So if you want the convenience of portable
connections, you must accept the possibility th
I think Stallman would argue that there are good technologies for making
portable communication devices which do not share the problems he sees with
cell phones. The government knows what these technologies are and uses them
for military tactical communications, which makes those communications ha
with all due respect I think it wasn't needed to troll about nuclear
power. It's not perfect. Japan isn't perfect. It's a time to pool
together international relief. What if a freek huricane or tornado hit
new mexico? I'd hope that we'd be seeking aid reguardless of personal
politics.
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