Re:Big Tech is getting cozy with computer science departments
by uryga on Friday December 04, 2020 @07:43AM
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> What if it were to fail?
isn't that the price you pay for using any online sharing thingy? you gain easy sharing+access (because it's "on someone else's computer"), but lose control. if it makes information easily accessible (contrast with xeroxing paper docs), i think it's a decent trade-off.
it'd be nice if we weren't reliant on one service provider, but idk any good alternatives.
> those students aren’t prepping to work for Google.
i don't get this part. would you criticize the widespread usage of MS Office as "those people aren't prepping to work for Microsoft"?
isn't that the price you pay for using any online sharing thingy? you gain easy sharing+access (because it's "on someone else's computer"), but lose control. if it makes information easily accessible (contrast with xeroxing paper docs), i think it's a decent trade-off.
it'd be nice if we weren't reliant on one service provider, but idk any good alternatives.
> those students aren’t prepping to work for Google.
i don't get this part. would you criticize the widespread usage of MS Office as "those people aren't prepping to work for Microsoft"?