> "A computer on every desk" has become an internet node in every pocket. That internet node not only isn't an equal peer in the global information network (th

> "A computer on every desk" has become an internet node in every pocket. That internet node not only isn't an equal peer in the global information network (thanks to simple things like NAT, but also more insidious problems like increased battery drain when P2P apps are active and the OS killing background apps "for your convenience"), but it is also a telescreen that you carry at all times and even pay for its upkeep. You can keep this democratisation of technology, if that's what it looks like.