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Reminds me of several years ago when the extension Cloud to Butt was popular, which (predictably) replaces mentions of the "cloud" with "butt" [0]. It created a

Reminds me of several years ago when the extension Cloud to Butt was popular, which (predictably) replaces mentions of the "cloud" with "butt" [0]. It created at least a few funny stories [1]. I guess when the cloud hype blew over, new hypes emerged only to be tackled by extensions like these. [0] https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/3zdnoh/tifu_by_forgetting_about_the_cloud_to_butt_chrome/ https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/3zdnoh/tifu_by_forget...

dooglius 4y ago
Did the "cloud hype" really "blow over"? Seems to be a pretty big thing nowadays.
- Cthulhu_ 4y ago
  It's passed through the hype cycle to now be mainstream - whether that's a good or a bad thing is left up as an exercise to the reader. All major companies I've worked with / for are in the cloud now.
  - intelVISA 4y ago
    AWS must be laughing, those sly dogs.
  - jerf 4y ago
    Some of the hype has disappeared too. I remember when there was a general idea that cloud would "eliminate" your need to have ops teams, because you won't need them, Amazon just takes care of it for you! Now everybody knows that's not true. It might reduce it vs. a datacenter but certainly you need people setting up cloud resources and diagnosing problems. I also remember when the idea was floating around that simply being in the cloud made your software resilient, period. Now I think there's a greater understanding you still need to do some things to get that result, even if it's easier than doing it all yourself. Also haven't heard as much about it being cheap. Again, it might still be cheaper than some other options, but it certainly isn't the case that it's just magically cheaper. The thriving field of companies who help you reduce your cloud spend is evidence of that....
    - ollifi 4y ago
      I remember it was also that cloud as a term was pure marketing hype. Unnecessary rebranding of a thing we already had a good name for, servers. And also to pick such a irrational name ”cloud” which didn’t relate to technology at all. You could hear everyone use it in nonsense high flying keynotes. All the hands-on computer people laughed at it and I think cloud to butt was part of that. In the end it’s actually really good word for newish concept and using it does not feel silly to me anymore.
Semaphor 4y ago
TFA: > Inspired by and adapted from the infamous [cloud-to-butt](https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt) extension, as originally released under the WTFPL (here BSD0)
- cercatrova 4y ago
  Ah I didn't see the About this Extension part, just read the description underneath the title.
Twirrim 4y ago
I remember when some AWS employees had that extension installed in their browser and unintentionally wrecked havoc on the internal wiki with it. There were these various trails of devastation until the word got out that maybe this extension is a bad idea when you work for a cloud.
- Verdex 4y ago
  The existence of cloud->butt is kind of humorous. "Look, this thing is overhyped by people who don't understand it. What if we :s/cloud/butt/g, but like in an addon?" Yeah, I get it. Very clever. I don't understand actually using it though. I mean, I sort of get it. Perhaps, deep down, everyone is easy to amuse; it's just a question of what domain are they easily amused by. But do you really want to give yourself programmatic word aphasia? Doing it a second time, years later, feels more strange. Like watching a child who copies a joke made by an adult without understanding the structure or semantics of the joke, I find myself nervously smiling at the presentation before me. And then you come along, "AWS employees ... extension installed ... wrecked havoc ...". Yes, that seems like a predictable result. Thank you for your anecdote, I kind of expected that to be the case and it at least feels good to hear that my understanding of the world matches someone's experience.
  - LanceH 4y ago
    Placeholder text will find a way into production -- make it safe. Lorem ipsum exists for a reason.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    >I don't understand actually using it though. Why not? Some people can "Yeah, I get it. Very Clever." just from the description. Some people CAN'T. The proof of this is in math class where people struggle with word problems. You are in the category of people that get it from description only. Have empathy for the people that need to see it in action. Also, you know, it's fun. Don't ruin it for others because you can't/won't/don't
    - 4y ago
andirk 4y ago
"There is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer."

dooglius 4y ago

Did the "cloud hype" really "blow over"? Seems to be a pretty big thing nowadays.

Cthulhu_ 4y ago
It's passed through the hype cycle to now be mainstream - whether that's a good or a bad thing is left up as an exercise to the reader. All major companies I've worked with / for are in the cloud now.
- intelVISA 4y ago
  AWS must be laughing, those sly dogs.
- jerf 4y ago
  Some of the hype has disappeared too. I remember when there was a general idea that cloud would "eliminate" your need to have ops teams, because you won't need them, Amazon just takes care of it for you! Now everybody knows that's not true. It might reduce it vs. a datacenter but certainly you need people setting up cloud resources and diagnosing problems. I also remember when the idea was floating around that simply being in the cloud made your software resilient, period. Now I think there's a greater understanding you still need to do some things to get that result, even if it's easier than doing it all yourself. Also haven't heard as much about it being cheap. Again, it might still be cheaper than some other options, but it certainly isn't the case that it's just magically cheaper. The thriving field of companies who help you reduce your cloud spend is evidence of that....
  - ollifi 4y ago
    I remember it was also that cloud as a term was pure marketing hype. Unnecessary rebranding of a thing we already had a good name for, servers. And also to pick such a irrational name ”cloud” which didn’t relate to technology at all. You could hear everyone use it in nonsense high flying keynotes. All the hands-on computer people laughed at it and I think cloud to butt was part of that. In the end it’s actually really good word for newish concept and using it does not feel silly to me anymore.

Semaphor 4y ago

TFA: > Inspired by and adapted from the infamous [cloud-to-butt](https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt) extension, as originally released under the WTFPL (here BSD0)

cercatrova 4y ago
Ah I didn't see the About this Extension part, just read the description underneath the title.

Twirrim 4y ago

I remember when some AWS employees had that extension installed in their browser and unintentionally wrecked havoc on the internal wiki with it. There were these various trails of devastation until the word got out that maybe this extension is a bad idea when you work for a cloud.

Verdex 4y ago
The existence of cloud->butt is kind of humorous. "Look, this thing is overhyped by people who don't understand it. What if we :s/cloud/butt/g, but like in an addon?" Yeah, I get it. Very clever. I don't understand actually using it though. I mean, I sort of get it. Perhaps, deep down, everyone is easy to amuse; it's just a question of what domain are they easily amused by. But do you really want to give yourself programmatic word aphasia? Doing it a second time, years later, feels more strange. Like watching a child who copies a joke made by an adult without understanding the structure or semantics of the joke, I find myself nervously smiling at the presentation before me. And then you come along, "AWS employees ... extension installed ... wrecked havoc ...". Yes, that seems like a predictable result. Thank you for your anecdote, I kind of expected that to be the case and it at least feels good to hear that my understanding of the world matches someone's experience.
- LanceH 4y ago
  Placeholder text will find a way into production -- make it safe. Lorem ipsum exists for a reason.
- dylan604 4y ago
  >I don't understand actually using it though. Why not? Some people can "Yeah, I get it. Very Clever." just from the description. Some people CAN'T. The proof of this is in math class where people struggle with word problems. You are in the category of people that get it from description only. Have empathy for the people that need to see it in action. Also, you know, it's fun. Don't ruin it for others because you can't/won't/don't
  - 4y ago

andirk 4y ago

"There is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer."