Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud.

[svavar@masto.svavar.com]

@terminaltilt

This has already happened for most people. This is basically what most apps and browser-based services are. First it was email, now it's everything from word processing and spreadsheets to graphic design and video editing.

[tokyo_0@mas.to]

@terminaltilt I'm not saying you're wrong, but how can they be both wanting to kill local confusing and pushing "AI pcs" that can perform AI calculations locally at the same time?

[dutchking@mastodontech.de]

@terminaltilt

Meine Daten auf meine Festplatte, und das seit ich einen PC habe

[ferrisoxide@ruby.social]

@terminaltilt The internet shifted power to the edges, then it all got sucked back into the centre again.

Screw that. The mechanisms to DIY the future still exist. Always have.

[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?