What is there not to get about cloud computing? Whether you like it or need it is of course, another topic.
Personally I don't see a need for cloud computing since I use a remote desktop connection and have access to all my apps and data from outside the home.
I also prefer to have all my data on my own hard disks.
(I don't use online email for anything serious, I don't use online photo or data sharing services, I don't social networks.)
I also prefer to minimize the ability of big business to monitor my habits (yes I know I can't eliminate data mining about me completely).
By moving fully to cloud computing you are laying your entire method of working, socializing, buying and communicating bare.
You are basically increasing the ability of corporations to analyse you even more than with "traditional" computing, because you are basically uploading just about everything to their servers.
So while cloud computing may have it's benefits, I think it should not be made to kill traditional computing.
Runs abominably slow in VMWare for me. Probably just my host machine though.
What they have right now is very rough and basic - essentially just a Chrome browser for Linux - but I can see what they want to do and it's very promising.
Those shoes are ugly as crap. I've never heard of them before just now, and what I've found says that they're awesome, but they're still really ugly...
@suland: Hmmm they would be good for rock climbing. I was scoffing at the price tag originally but I've definitely spent more on climbing shoes before... Interesting.
@tande04: I've been told they're mostly great, but horrible for climbing. The reasoning was that with climbing shoes, when you use your toes, the weight will spread out over all your toes and your feet, whereas if you use VFFs, one toe will have to support your entire weight.
The Vibram Five Finger shoe is pretty popular with "barefoot" runners. I've thought about picking up a pair but the shoe is just so inherently shameful I couldn't even imagine wearing them while running past strangers. East coast gets guidos with Ed Hardy gear, the West gets webtwats with chimptoes. Seems fair, I guess.
@The Lab: The linking article has a great quote in it:
"They definitely make you look like a freak. However, I suspect the sting of scorn and ridicule is dampened a bit by the fact that the man has billions and billions of dollars. In my case, people just laugh at me when I run and I cry. The sweat hides the tears."
@blash: Its not really but at the same time the fact that its just a consumer phone is kinda interesting.
On the one hand you get into a whole argument about it being "their" product which I won't get into. On the other hand when you look at the high ups in the phone companies they're sporting unreleased tech. Like when HTC's CEO got his touch pro2 swiped or how Jobs was running around with an iPhone before anyone else or when VZW first announced that android was coming and people noticed he was actually carrying the unreleased (and still unannounced at the time) droid.
With all of the upcoming android phones and the persistent and recurring rumors of a true google phone its interesting just because its so not interesting.
@blash: No actually I said the opposite since I mentioned Steve always playing with his pre-release iPhone. ;)
Really its not a google top secret thing. Its a "its good to be the king" thing. If one of the perks of being President of Google is that you get to play with hot new handsets it is odd to have a consumer piece of tech. I'm sure he'd be smart enough not to be checking his e-mail on it but even if he did what would really happen?
The blogs would say "Google President Seen Playing With Unidentified Device" then we'd all argue if it was the "real google phone", one of HTC's upcoming handsets like the dragon or what not, or if it was something we haven't seen at all yet. Google's "secrecy" would be intact and there would be a few more Google hits over a product that we've already heard about anyways.
I don't use a netbook, but if I did, I feel like I would rather just use a small and netbook-designed Linux distro that still worked like a traditional OS than this thing. OK, so this boots lightning-fast, but how often are those few seconds going to make a difference, especially considering that, in Chrome's case, you'll still have to wait on your internet connection to actually do anything.
@Platypus Man: Dell mini 9....Windows 7....yadadamean. 7of9, going to go get a Jeri Ryan wallpaper now. I have 1% boot times as my 9 sleeps 99% of the time when I'm not using it.
But yeah, with what I've heard with netbooks running Windows 7 well (which I think is what you're saying?), you have another good, normal-OS option that seems to make this Chrome OS make even less sense.
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Personally I don't see a need for cloud computing since I use a remote desktop connection and have access to all my apps and data from outside the home.
I also prefer to have all my data on my own hard disks.
(I don't use online email for anything serious, I don't use online photo or data sharing services, I don't social networks.)
I also prefer to minimize the ability of big business to monitor my habits (yes I know I can't eliminate data mining about me completely).
By moving fully to cloud computing you are laying your entire method of working, socializing, buying and communicating bare.
You are basically increasing the ability of corporations to analyse you even more than with "traditional" computing, because you are basically uploading just about everything to their servers.
So while cloud computing may have it's benefits, I think it should not be made to kill traditional computing.
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What they have right now is very rough and basic - essentially just a Chrome browser for Linux - but I can see what they want to do and it's very promising.
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Those shoes are ugly as crap. I've never heard of them before just now, and what I've found says that they're awesome, but they're still really ugly...
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#tips
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"They definitely make you look like a freak. However, I suspect the sting of scorn and ridicule is dampened a bit by the fact that the man has billions and billions of dollars. In my case, people just laugh at me when I run and I cry. The sweat hides the tears."
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Its the god shoe!
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On the one hand you get into a whole argument about it being "their" product which I won't get into. On the other hand when you look at the high ups in the phone companies they're sporting unreleased tech. Like when HTC's CEO got his touch pro2 swiped or how Jobs was running around with an iPhone before anyone else or when VZW first announced that android was coming and people noticed he was actually carrying the unreleased (and still unannounced at the time) droid.
With all of the upcoming android phones and the persistent and recurring rumors of a true google phone its interesting just because its so not interesting.
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Really its not a google top secret thing. Its a "its good to be the king" thing. If one of the perks of being President of Google is that you get to play with hot new handsets it is odd to have a consumer piece of tech. I'm sure he'd be smart enough not to be checking his e-mail on it but even if he did what would really happen?
The blogs would say "Google President Seen Playing With Unidentified Device" then we'd all argue if it was the "real google phone", one of HTC's upcoming handsets like the dragon or what not, or if it was something we haven't seen at all yet. Google's "secrecy" would be intact and there would be a few more Google hits over a product that we've already heard about anyways.
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(I <3 the poster though)
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But yeah, with what I've heard with netbooks running Windows 7 well (which I think is what you're saying?), you have another good, normal-OS option that seems to make this Chrome OS make even less sense.
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