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> The centralization of computation is likely not a good thing in the long run. I agree. It only makes sense if you need special data for statistics, AI traini
by progman 10y ago
> The centralization of computation is likely not a good thing in the long run.
I agree. It only makes sense if you need special data for statistics, AI training, etc.
In all other cases the classic way of programming on pc and notebook is smarter. If you do everything in the cloud, what if you lose Internet connection? I had that experience several times over the last years.
- dzhiurgis 10y agoMy internet connection is more stable than my computer.
- hackuser 10y agoI'm not sure that's widely true. Consider: * Most Internet usage is via smartphone * Computers are much more stable than they used to be * Much of the world lives in places with less stable connections * The most expensive spec in an Internet connection is availability. You can get a low-end 15 Mbps connection with no availability guarantee for $40/month; a T1 is one-tenth the speed and costs 10 times as much (all numbers are rough estimates).
- dzhiurgis 10y agoYou mentioned smartphone. Once your computer dies you can use your smartphone. You can use your neighbours or colleagues computer. It's only so many heavy industries that definitely need some sort of local infrastructure (probably not master tho) to be locally.