[the-economist]

Originally Posted by TBOLTRAM

Email does not count

Maybe you want to explain a bit more? Email does not count for what? Email is part of the core production infrastructure in almost every single organisation.

[kathrynhr]

Originally Posted by TBOLTRAM

As far as using apps over the web my comment about stupid and/or cheap still applies. In the real world corporate data systems are being locked down due to government regulations. This trend will continue as there are religious terrorists, government spying, crazy dudes doing stuff for grins and general stupidity that has to be be controlled.

I agree 100% with everything you said, until you implied that general stupidity can be controlled.

Originally Posted by TBOLTRAM

As far as my qualifications, well I remember when a hacker was something who programmed a PDP-11 in assembly language. Me be a hacker. Anybody out there old enough be have worked with PDP-11/40 with mag core memory? How about RL 01s?

Does it count if you're old enough that you had to take Assembly in school, but never used it after that?

[LunkHead]

Originally Posted by TBOLTRAM

Email does not count

Originally Posted by the-economist

Maybe you want to explain a bit more? Email does not count for what?

I just asked my email to count to 10 and guess what? It couldn't do it.... There! Take that!

[aiharkness]

I learned FORTRAN using punch cards. Does that count for anythng?

Actually, it shouldn't. I know diddly squat about the cloud and all. I just know these threads are pointless. But I can't help myself following them anyway.

[djm2]

Originally Posted by TBOLTRAM

When the LAPD moves their criminal investigation database to google I might be impressed. Otherwise, it is useless propoganda. Email does not count and my guess is that there are rules on what can and cannot be sent. As far as using apps over the web my comment about stupid and/or cheap still applies. In the real world corporate data systems are being locked down due to government regulations. This trend will continue as there are religious terrorists, government spying, crazy dudes doing stuff for grins and general stupidity that has to be be controlled.

As far as my qualifications, well I remember when a hacker was something who programmed a PDP-11 in assembly language. Me be a hacker. Anybody out there old enough be have worked with PDP-11/40 with mag core memory? How about RL 01s?

Lunkhead, will tartar sauce improve cloud computing or will cloud computing improve tartar sauce?

Jeez, remind me of how effin old I am.

[Dubdub]

OK folks. I think this is a bit over top. Time to close this thread so we all can declare victory.