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iran cyberwar

Why the PC matters

June 18th, 2009  |  by jz  |  published in Book, Future of the Internet, iran cyberwar  |  5 Comments

One less examined piece of what’s going on in Iran this week goes beyond the use of Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms — beyond what people can do with a basic browser.  And that’s the role of the humble PC — the personal computer, whether Windows, Mac, or GNU/Linux. What makes the PC so crucial [...]

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