[Humour/Meme] Clown Computing for Clown CTOs/CIOs
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-07-16 16:22:40 UTC
- Modified: 2020-07-16 16:22:40 UTC
From yesterday's news
Summary: Yesterday's news from Microsoft is another reminder that the "Clown Computing" hype mostly targets lazy and reckless people (who can only say "the system is down" when it's down and cannot do anything about it; they lose not only control but also privacy, at both ends)
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