> In any other context in technology, "fat" anything is considered bad. Technologies are supposed to be "thin", simple, efficient, and composable. I'd rather u

> In any other context in technology, "fat" anything is considered bad. Technologies are supposed to be "thin", simple, efficient, and composable. I'd rather use a fat client than a thin one: Thin client: Primarily just a display. No local processing, or effectively none. Controlled from outside. Fat client: A processor with a display attached. Nontrivial local processing. Controlled by me. Maybe fat clients are inefficient. Maybe I'm not thinking right. I still want control.