Re: Sketti is Simmering on the Stove 4/23/2026

On Sun, 3 May 2026 09:29:29 -0000 (UTC)
Cindy Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2026-05-03, dsi1 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Bruce <[email protected]> posted:  
> >> 
> >> You're obsessed with Asian "trends". You're obsessed with Asia in
> >> general.
> >>   
> >> >"Maybe your trendspotting isn't as perfect as you think it is. If
> >> >you think personal computing is going to disappear in favor of
> >> >cloud enabled mobile devices, I think you're crazy."
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >https://groups.google.com/g/rec.food.cooking/c/8MWFx-MMn98/m/bPIifPlqAQAJ
> >> > 
> >> 
> >> What's the point of quoting that?
> >>   
> >
> > rfc is so clueless they couldn't see the advent of internet
> > connected, hand held, computers. The dominant computer in existence
> > at this time is the smart phone. The experts here couldn't see the
> > cloud computing being in the future. These days a computer is
> > practically useless unless it's connected to the cloud. They were
> > unaware of the massive data centers being built. These days these
> > centers are a big deal. 
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh2Q9JgMbRI  
> 
> David, what do you think the cloud runs on?  Cellphones?  Do you
> think those massive data centers have handheld devices storing
> petabytes of information?
> 

The Apollo missions were run on computers with far less power than your
cheap burner cellphone.