Post AFquaq9lSiQBiBSb1U by ralismark@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AFqtvNFY22P8BbOPaq by urusan@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T02:07:21Z
       
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       Is it "somebody else's computer"...if you are personal friends with and trust this specific "somebody else"?
       
 (DIR) Post #AFqu4z6ceZOiCVnhQW by IslandUsurper@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T02:10:22Z
       
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       @urusan I feel like I’m missing context.
       
 (DIR) Post #AFquTUbJCvVUpYq9eC by urusan@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T02:25:03Z
       
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       @IslandUsurper The full quote is "There is no cloud, it's just someone else's computer."I can't find the source and quick searches are filled with media mouthpieces of the tech titans writing opinion articles debunking this notion.
       
 (DIR) Post #AFquaq9lSiQBiBSb1U by ralismark@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T02:30:47Z
       
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       @urusan I feel like the original quote -- "the cloud is just someone else's computer" -- is more of a reminder that "the cloud" is still, in the end, physical hardware that someone needs to maintain and can be down/lose data/be hacked -- and not some magical thing that provides these services with perfect reliability or security.
       
 (DIR) Post #AFqv8UpNGjAbPIyHUO by IslandUsurper@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T02:51:52Z
       
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       @urusan :blobcatfacepalm: oh of course. I stand by my vote, because of course it’s still not your computer.
       
 (DIR) Post #AFqvUSSmjwNSResTNA by alcinnz@floss.social
       2022-01-27T03:00:27Z
       
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       @urusan It's "somebody you trust's computer". I don't know the context, but I'd probably advise going ahead & using it. Might reduce waste that way!
       
 (DIR) Post #AFr1NCtcoqgprXMDom by Hawk1291@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T04:19:20Z
       
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       @urusan I mean technically yeah but in the sense of the meaning of that phase I feel that a lot has changed from a random data center in who-knows-where to; you know the hardware, the network, the person, the location, etc. Is it perfect? No. Is it way better than the "cloud"? Dang right!
       
 (DIR) Post #AFrAVbdtb10yW351GK by 404zzz@stereophonic.space
       2022-01-27T06:01:43.679687Z
       
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       @urusan if it's not yours, then it's not yours :blobshrug:
       
 (DIR) Post #AFrB9tRWpjOFJ4VPnM by moddedBear@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T06:08:58Z
       
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       @urusan It's always someone else's computer unless you have both physical access to it and the ability to make changes to the system.
       
 (DIR) Post #AFrIEdmJCYxrqlR6lk by dcz@fosstodon.org
       2022-01-27T07:28:17Z
       
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       @urusan I have a feeling that, just as trust is a scale, somebody-elseness also is.I would let my neighbor run my poetry website, but not my backup server.