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I'm not sure I like the idea of calling the use of open source tools "slow computing", and connecting it up in people's minds the way we think about a middle-cl
by PaulRobinson 11y ago
I'm not sure I like the idea of calling the use of open source tools "slow computing", and connecting it up in people's minds the way we think about a middle-class fashion.
Or maybe I'm just concerned about the middle class hipsters choosing open source tools ironically or without thought. It might give it an air of exclusion it does not - can not - deserve. I don't want open source tools to become equivalent to a mini penny farthing.
But if it makes people sit up and think the way Whole Foods and the organic food movement has, well, maybe it could work.
- mauricemir 11y agoEspecially as 99.99% of HPC clusters are running Linux or some unix variant. So this dual Xenon 72 Core system is slow - Subs are so cute just like 6 year olds pretending to be like mommy and daddy
- cafard 11y agoIronically or without thought might last until the first time the going gets tricky, don't you think?
- sukilot 11y agoHipster: someone who enjoys something I like in a way I don't like.
- dTal 11y agoI don't think you need to worry. If people are picking open source tools purely because they're cool, then that means they're cool, and that's an enormous victory. I've also thought that "organic" would be a cute way to brand Free software, but then again "organic" food is usually more expensive...