Stustanton

Some Things Change Everything: Amazon's Cloud Computing

To me, cloud computing is whatever it takes for the whole of the world coming together and sharing. Consider this: If someone can build a computer program that leads even ME through doing my taxes competently, then we can put ANYTHING on a computer and have it lead me competently through it; and it follows that, clearly, the genius of every person on the planet can be made multiplexed and available to every other person on the planet. THAT'S cloud computing. Everyone has their genius. Everyone. No exceptions. Multiplex THAT. I'm not talking about just telling-me-about-their... but leading-me-through-doi... Every individual on the planet has access to every human capability on the planet, past and present, instantly, just in time to meet the need. The word encyclopedia then has new meaning. Cloud computing of that kind is a species-changing event. Talk about social networks. Talk about social movements.