Re: [CGUYS] Not every cloud has a silver lining
I used to do all my computing at a data center, 40 years ago. I remember being liberated. I don't want to go back to those days. The only thing worse than being at a data center was having a single terminal quite some distance away from a data center and discovering that your phone line was defective. For some reason, I just can't get excited over using a cloud based word-processor or its equivalent for common computing tasks, meaning of course I have little to no love for turning computers back into the equivalent of dumb terminals. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Not every cloud has a silver lining
ob·fus·cate * Synonyms: baffle, becloud, befuddle, bewilder, *cloud*, complicate, conceal, confound, darken, fog --- _Not every cloud has a silver lining_ There's something you won't see mentioned by too many advocates of cloud computing – the main attraction is making money from you * Cory Doctorow * guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 September 2009 18.00 BST The tech press is full of people who want to tell you how completely awesome life is going to be when everything moves to the cloud – that is, when all your important storage, processing and other needs are handled by vast, professionally managed data-centres. Here's something you won't see mentioned, though: the main attraction of the cloud to investors and entrepreneurs is the idea of making money from you, on a recurring, perpetual basis, for something you currently get for a flat rate or for free without having to give up the money or privacy that cloud companies hope to leverage into fortunes... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/02/cory-doctorow-cloud-computing * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Not every cloud has a silver lining
The main attraction for companies is always to make money from you. If they offer you a service worth that charge... On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:42 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: ob·fus·cate * Synonyms: baffle, becloud, befuddle, bewilder, *cloud*, complicate, conceal, confound, darken, fog --- _Not every cloud has a silver lining_ There's something you won't see mentioned by too many advocates of cloud computing – the main attraction is making money from you * Cory Doctorow * guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 September 2009 18.00 BST The tech press is full of people who want to tell you how completely awesome life is going to be when everything moves to the cloud – that is, when all your important storage, processing and other needs are handled by vast, professionally managed data-centres. Here's something you won't see mentioned, though: the main attraction of the cloud to investors and entrepreneurs is the idea of making money from you, on a recurring, perpetual basis, for something you currently get for a flat rate or for free without having to give up the money or privacy that cloud companies hope to leverage into fortunes... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/02/cory-doctorow-cloud-computing * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Not every cloud has a silver lining
On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:42 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: The tech press is full of people who want to tell you how completely awesome life is going to be when everything moves to the cloud – that is, when all your important storage, processing and other needs are handled by vast, professionally managed data-centres. I used to do all my computing at a data center, 40 years ago. I remember being liberated. I don't want to go back to those days. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Not every cloud has a silver lining
In general, I agree. But I also fondly remember being alone with a System 360 Mod 40 on third shift. Now THAT was a personal computer! t.piwowar wrote: On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:42 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: The tech press is full of people who want to tell you how completely awesome life is going to be when everything moves to the cloud – that is, when all your important storage, processing and other needs are handled by vast, professionally managed data-centres. I used to do all my computing at a data center, 40 years ago. I remember being liberated. I don't want to go back to those days. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
