We’re back to living in the age of mainframes; that’s all the cloud is. At scale. What excites me is what our generation’s PC will be.
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Mainframes (centralised) → Personal computers (decentralised) → The Cloud (centralised) → X (decentralised) Hint: X is not blockchain.
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@aral nobody says X can't be a composite of many technologies (IPFS, blockchain, etc.) making a big difference together though -
@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 that takes me back. I remember running a Web server on my Symbian phone. Hell on the battery - but such a powerful concept. - 1 more reply
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@aral prediction: international ban/licensing regime on user-programmable general purpose computers following the next terrorist atrocityThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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