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Re: Cloud Appreciation Society

#31
The first time I saw this Wiki page, I thought it was a joke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_(cloud)

And just before I posted this comment... at the bottom of the Wiki page, I spotted this reference: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/the-cloud-called-hector...

Welp, there you go. Full circle!

Re: Cloud Appreciation Society

#33
post #3

I saw the title and immediately thought "please be related to the sky and not digital infrastructure". Good outcome!

Especially seeing it on this site, it's definitely one of those titles that makes you wonder what you're going to get. Rather clickbaity.

Yeah, I clicked on the link to this thread fully expecting to find a meaty argument to get in the middle of - and instead, to my horror, I was reminded that "clouds" are also real things that float in the sky.

Re: Cloud Appreciation Society

#35
post #11

Now that's the cloud provider with the worst customer support. I've never been able to reach anyone there.

Also comes with huge privacy/PII-law / GDPR issues: European clouds could end up in the US, China and Russia and back again, while also mixing with other clouds and it's practically impossible to track.

What? You say these clouds don't do KYC due dilligences?

Re: Cloud Appreciation Society

#38

The first time I saw this Wiki page, I thought it was a joke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_(cloud) And just before I posted this comment... at the bottom of the Wiki page, I spotted this reference: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/the-cloud-called-hector... Welp, there you go. Full circle!

Why did you think it was a joke?

Re: Cloud Appreciation Society

#39

I highly recommend‘The Cloudspotter’s Guide’[0] from Gavin Pretor-Pinney (the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society). One of the most eclectic read I’ve had, covering history, science and adventure in always a funny a didactic way. [0]: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/shop/the-cloudspotters-...

I second this.
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