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1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Saturday, 29-Dec-2018 06:32:20 EST Strypey

   @jackyan the word "cloud" has no universally agreed meaning in the context of internet services. In a nutshell, a "cloud computer" is just fancy marketing speak for a server, ie someone else's computer.
   https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.html

   1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Saturday, 29-Dec-2018 06:36:09 EST Strypey

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      @jackyan "personal cloud" usually refers to a server (or storage device) that you control, and can access remotely (eg a computer you control running a private NextCloud instance). But I wouldn't put it past tech companies to use that phrase as AdSpeak to describe private use of services like #DropBox. As always, the devil is in the details ...