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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on April 29, 2022, 12:59:29 AM

Title: It’s the Billionaires’ Internet, and We’re Just Posting on It
Post by: rcjordan on April 29, 2022, 12:59:29 AM

https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7np47/its-the-billionaires-internet-and-were-just-posting-on-it

"With every keystroke, you're adding value for the owner."  --toolman
Title: Re: It’s the Billionaires’ Internet, and We’re Just Posting on It
Post by: Brad on April 29, 2022, 10:37:22 AM
True.  Although I wouldn't call Twitter (which I use daily) as fundamental, still slowly but surely Big Money is buying up all the fundamental plumbing and underpinnings of the Internet. 

For instance, someday soon your website will end up being hosted on either Amazon Cloud, MS Cloud or Google Cloud because the hosting company you picked decided to outsource shared hosting and abandoned their own servers.
Title: Re: It’s the Billionaires’ Internet, and We’re Just Posting on It
Post by: rcjordan on April 29, 2022, 01:01:36 PM
"There is no cloud. It's just somebody else's computer."  -- /r
Title: Re: It’s the Billionaires’ Internet, and We’re Just Posting on It
Post by: Drastic on April 29, 2022, 09:48:38 PM
"cloud"

Misnomer of the decade.
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