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1. Nate Cull (natecull@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-May-2018 01:44:44 EDT Nate Cull

   All software vendors, 2018:

   So then all the customer's data, every tiny detail of their lives, is uploaded into the giant central computer hub located in another country. And your life gets much better! It only costs you $1000 a day. Any questions?

   Me:

   Uh. um. What, like, stops bad, uh, bad people, all that power in one place

   Vendor (laughing):

   We knew you'd ask! So we only allow a tiny insular self-selected, rich, social elite to run the giant central computer.

   CEO (nods):

   Very wise.

   1. Blake C. Stacey (bstacey@icosahedron.website)'s status on Thursday, 17-May-2018 17:25:05 EDT Blake C. Stacey

      in reply to

      @natecull IBM guy: "We foresee a global market of perhaps five giant central computers."

      Roomful of CEOs: (nods)