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The hype-to-content of this article is ridiculous. It was a slow, toilsome process. And it was so meticulous that even veteran intelligence officials have marv
by carussell 15y ago
The hype-to-content of this article is ridiculous.
It was a slow, toilsome process. And it was so meticulous that even veteran intelligence officials have marveled at bin Laden's ability to maintain it for so long.
Really? Really? It's still more efficient than traditional post, and I'm guessing there wouldn't be this level of hullabaloo if that had been the mode of communication.
- ArcticCelt 15y agoAlso, the www became more or less mainstream in the mid 90s and mainly for college students and young professionals or tech workers in western countries. He went in full hiding in 2001 but was already hard to find since a couple of years and living in Afghanistan. For how long did he really used email? The answer is probably anything from zero years to five. Like you said, looks to me that the system he was using was a faster and more efficient system than the classic pen and paper he used all his life.