The Litany Against Cloud

litanyagainstcloud.txt

I must not cloud.
Cloud is the mind-killer.
Cloud is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face the cloud.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the cloud has gone there will be nothing. Only localhost will remain."

> Stockholm syndrome:
https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/devils-advocate/the-cloud-is-a-lie/

  "Everybody's talking about 'the cloud', as if it's some magical faraway place,
  instead of a bloody great shed on an industrial estate. You should set them straight."
  ~James Bridle, 2011

> Cost effectiveness:
https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-cloud-is-just-someone-elses-computer/

> Fallacious counter-arguments:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/is-the-cloud-really-just-someone-elses-computer/
Just because "the cloud" offers more complexity or services than just another computer,
that does not mean that it is not still someone else's computer. Whether the term
"someone else's computer" refers to a single machine or an entire data center is
irrelevant - the point is that your applications and your data are functionally
outside of your control because they reside on computing hardware that is owned and
operated by an external entity.

https://lkhill.com/cloud-not-just-computer/

In general, these arguments are based on a fundamental mis-understanding of what a
computer is. Merriam-Webster defines a computer as "a programmable usually electronic
device that can store, retrieve, and process data". This is very general, and the
generality is important. The term 'computer' need not refer to a single piece of
computing hardware. A virtual machine is still a computer. A networked group of
servers is a computer.