Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud.

[landelare@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@LorenzoBonomelli The most common form of encryption In The Cloud™ is the one that they do with keys that they know and control. This makes it straightforward for them to read your stuff, or pass an unencrypted copy to any other entity.

FOSS generally makes it even easier to insert backdoors into copies that they control. It makes it more difficult to insert backdoors into the master source code, but you don't get to decide what version runs on their computers.

It's all about who's in control.

[silverowl@mastodon.social]

@andre_ourednik @terminaltilt IIRC, there were multiple studies on game streaming which came to the conclusion that even with a thin client, streaming consumes more energy and resources. A local gaming PC is a self-contained device. Streaming not only requires powerful data centres, but also robust infrastructure between your local device and the data centre. Furthermore, thin clients are more prone to be replaced every few years due to non-replaceable batteries and a lack of software updates.

[soozcat@vmst.io]

@terminaltilt

Dear Jeff,

And I mean this most sincerely,

🖕 🖕

[bolomkxxviii@mastodon.social]

@terminaltilt I feel much better about hording old computers now. When I say old, I mean around 6th gen Core i5 vintage. Amazing what these machines can do with the right Linux distro.

[wweiss53@techhub.social]

@terminaltilt
So many books to read (not from Amazon) may replace the need for any computers if this rental scheme comes to pass.

[utankung@kolektiva.social]

@terminaltilt This is so infuriating. I am so happy that I finally decided to swith full time to Linux like 3 months ago. The thing that kept my under the microsoft thumb was a few softwares I used for work. I spent some time finding alternatives and adjusted my workflow. So worth the time and effort.

[ninesigns@birdity.club]

@terminaltilt This Jeff Bezos quote is like 10 yr old

[bartok@kolektiva.social]

@terminaltilt Rent to not-own

[normandunbar@mastodon.scot]

@filobus @terminaltilt What other options are there? Oracle? Microsoft? If you had to use the cloud, where do you go to avoid the big guns and trump buddies?

[stevejb@beige.party]

@dutchking @terminaltilt Same here, I never used a cloud.

[stevejb@beige.party]

@tokyo_0 @terminaltilt AI PCs can't do AI Calculations locally. They simply have one-key access to AI. For instance a Microsoft AI computer has a Copilot key on the keyboard. All AI computing is done at data centers. No home computer has the power to do AI work.

[nini@oldbytes.space]

@terminaltilt Rentier class need stringing up. Or strapped down, eitherway heads must roll.

[rhold@norden.social]

@terminaltilt Well, didn't we have that mainframe situation when we started with computers?

[random_industries@mastodon.social]

@terminaltilt "Reject this future. :NoAI: & Keep your hardware local." = always did & always will 😀

[cascheranno@hachyderm.io]

@terminaltilt considering I can get work done & have fun with any of fifty different sbcs (pi & its competitors, arduino, esp32) this isn’t a dire risk.

[justinmac84@mastodon.social]

@terminaltilt So what can we do about it?

[iron_bug@friendica.ironbug.org]

@cnx @terminaltilt I use Linux. and I have never ever used any SaaS.
and yes, it is Linux with only a very few GNU untils. because I can build Linux-based system without gnu utils at all. this is not important and does not have any special meaning,
really, I don't like it where GNU goes nowadays and prefer to avoid it, except, maybe GCC with is not ruined yet (but they try!).

[iron_bug@friendica.ironbug.org]

@ninesigns @terminaltilt yeah, it really sounds like 10 years old kid. a mentally healthy adult person cannot say such a rubbish.

[fietsbel@mastodon.social]

@terminaltilt Once they have a complete monopoly, they could charge their clients a fortune -which they would be obliged to pay, in a completely #digital society Besides, once they literally own our data juridically, they could reveal, cq sell them to any company or other instance, without even asking. - In connection with a #neofascist state, this would create hell for individuals. We would be deprived of all political, socio-economic and personal, including digital rights.

[yoshi@toot.community]

@terminaltilt Linux isn't a panacea and, in many ways, it's not ready for consumer prime time but, given the alternatives, it's the only choice for thinking users.