PS. It’ll be nothing like a PC. Might not even be anything like a phone.
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Mainframes (centralised) → Personal computers (decentralised) → The Cloud (centralised) → X (decentralised) Hint: X is not blockchain.
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@stskeeps Indeed. I do find the singular focus/funding for Bitcoin/Blockchain to be harmful/limiting though. Should be on decentralisation.
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@aral my hobby: replacing the word "Cloud" by "Big Hard Drive in Ireland" in every sales speech. - 1 more reply
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@aral the 'cloud' is just other people's computers (or, as@evgenymorozov says, a warehouse in Idaho) - 1 more reply
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@aral http://www.20three.com/2011/06/beware-the-cloud/ … blog post I wrote in 2011 about the cloudThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Main change is imminent. You have a powerfull mobile computer without UI devices - plugs in as you go. Bring Your Own ComputingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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