Chrome OS -- Concept

[Armin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRO3gKj3qw

[Towelie]

Uhh, I don't like it. I don't know about you guys, but I use more than my browser, and need more than my browser...

[Sidoh]

Uhh, I don't like it. I don't know about you guys, but I use more than my browser, and need more than my browser...

You're a fucking liar.  the only thing you use the internet for is porn.

[MyndFyre]

Uhh, I don't like it. I don't know about you guys, but I use more than my browser, and need more than my browser...

You're a fucking liar.  the only thing you use the internet for is porn.

Towelie != Newby.  Remember that Towelie can get raped by the other guys at the Naval Academy.

[Towelie]

Uhh, I don't like it. I don't know about you guys, but I use more than my browser, and need more than my browser...

You're a fucking liar.  the only thing you use the internet for is porn.

Except my internet here blocks porn. GOOD GAME

[Towelie]

Actually, I could see use in being able to dual boot into this and [INSERT YOUR PREFERRED OS HERE]

[deadly7]

Cloud computing, and any derivatives, are stupid.

[Sidoh]

Cloud computing, and any derivatives, are stupid.

Uh... why?  Because it's the new buzz word?

Cloud computing is a great idea, and it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the world of parallel programming.  Since we seam to be nearing a plateau in how good we can make a single processor, that basically means it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the only way (currently) we can expand our computing prowess in a meaningful way.

[while1]

Uhh, I don't like it. I don't know about you guys, but I use more than my browser, and need more than my browser...

You're a fucking liar.  the only thing you use the internet for is porn.

Except my internet here blocks porn. GOOD GAME

Srsly?  WTF.

[Towelie]

Uhh, I don't like it. I don't know about you guys, but I use more than my browser, and need more than my browser...

You're a fucking liar.  the only thing you use the internet for is porn.

Except my internet here blocks porn. GOOD GAME

Srsly?  WTF.

Department of Defense network = lol

[iago]

Cloud computing, and any derivatives, are stupid.

Uh... why?  Because it's the new buzz word?

Cloud computing is a great idea, and it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the world of parallel programming.  Since we seam to be nearing a plateau in how good we can make a single processor, that basically means it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the only way (currently) we can expand our computing prowess in a meaningful way.

Cloud computing is an interesting concept in some ways, but a nightmare in other, more important ways.

When people whose title starts with 'Chief' and ends with 'Officer' hears about how much money he can save moving everything to external servers, and doesn't think about the security/privacy implications of doing it, it's going to happen. It's getting scary.. :)

[Sidoh]

Cloud computing, and any derivatives, are stupid.

Uh... why?  Because it's the new buzz word?

Cloud computing is a great idea, and it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the world of parallel programming.  Since we seam to be nearing a plateau in how good we can make a single processor, that basically means it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the only way (currently) we can expand our computing prowess in a meaningful way.

Cloud computing is an interesting concept in some ways, but a nightmare in other, more important ways.

When people whose title starts with 'Chief' and ends with 'Officer' hears about how much money he can save moving everything to external servers, and doesn't think about the security/privacy implications of doing it, it's going to happen. It's getting scary.. :)

probably... but that alone doesn't discredit the potential something like cloud computing has.

[deadly7]

Uh... why?  Because it's the new buzz word?

Cloud computing is a great idea, and it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the world of parallel programming.  Since we seam to be nearing a plateau in how good we can make a single processor, that basically means it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the only way (currently) we can expand our computing prowess in a meaningful way.

As far as data analysis goes [e.g. SETI@Home or Folding@Home projects], I agree that cloud computing is an effective means to accomplish your goal. But cloud computing, as far as a home-user daily OS is an awful idea. From what I understand about it, which probably isn't as much as you, the Cloud takes everything off of your local machine to be stored on an external machine. Other than obvious security/privacy issues (I may not be as big a zealot as iago is on security, but even I've got my limits...) it also doesn't give me the ability to set up my machine the way I want it. There's more but I've got a physics midterm to study for/fail.

[rabbit]

Not to mention that storing your entire HD in a cloud means that you can only access your files as fast as your internet is capable of serving.  That means that you'll have to pay a higher monthly fee to have a "faster" computer.  Also, if your ISP limits bandwidth (which they probably do) and you go over it while using your files, you're essentially locked out of your own "computer" until the end of the month/you give them more money.  I can just imagine some of the viruses that will pop up.

[Sidoh]

Uh... why?  Because it's the new buzz word?

Cloud computing is a great idea, and it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the world of parallel programming.  Since we seam to be nearing a plateau in how good we can make a single processor, that basically means it opens up a wide range of possibilities to the only way (currently) we can expand our computing prowess in a meaningful way.

As far as data analysis goes [e.g. SETI@Home or Folding@Home projects], I agree that cloud computing is an effective means to accomplish your goal. But cloud computing, as far as a home-user daily OS is an awful idea. From what I understand about it, which probably isn't as much as you, the Cloud takes everything off of your local machine to be stored on an external machine. Other than obvious security/privacy issues (I may not be as big a zealot as iago is on security, but even I've got my limits...) it also doesn't give me the ability to set up my machine the way I want it. There's more but I've got a physics midterm to study for/fail.

Modern computer performance is entirely sufficient to support the kinds of tasks most people use their PC for.

Of course the only places where Cloud Computing is objectively advantageous is in computationally complex areas like the ones you named.

You made a general statement.  Cloud Computing is by no means a stupid idea.  Of course, it's not exactly novel, but discrediting any sort of distributed computing is completely silly.

There are a variety of applications (especially in academia) where security of relevant data is a non-issue.