5 Jun
2012
5 Jun
'12
8:37 p.m.
On Tue, 5 Jun 2012, Gene Buckle wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jun 2012, Mouse wrote:
It's a fun gadget for a 30 year old computer. Get over yourselves.
I'll be the first to say that if you don't physically control the hardware
your data is stored on, you don't control your data. However, whining about
storing disk images for your Commodore 64 on a remote site is just f*cking
stupid.
I mentioned the device because I figured some folks would get a kick out of
it, not to start a whinge-fest about cloud services.
Geez, Louise... Lighten up! This must be crabby day on the cctalk list.
I was simply pointing out a rather major difference and expressed my
opinion along the way. Excuse the heck out of me...
Steve
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>
Interesting, but it requires:
> b) That you store all your images on their web site.
> Maybe I'm just a curmudgeon, but I do not
like the current trend
> towards putting my own data on third-party remote sites.
*applause*
THANK GOD...someone else who Gets It!
You're not alone, you two...though it sure can feel like it sometimes,
I know.