I actually appreciate that article. Yes, it is written a little heavy handedly, but the point is sound. Sure, there are some smart/informed people who knew the

I actually appreciate that article. Yes, it is written a little heavy handedly, but the point is sound. Sure, there are some smart/informed people who knew the actual power of the gov't to snoop, but by and large the "carbon copy" metaphor is dead on. Even here on Hacker News recently, there was an article about how the entire US nuclear armament is run through ancient computers and we chuckle. "Ha ha, you gov't people are stuck in the stone ages". Of course, they let us laugh.