[Discuss] Amusing turn of phrase

[Rich Pieri]

A friend of mine groused about OnLive's layoff meeting and about the
trustworthiness of cloud providers.  To which I responded:

> Client-server computing, aka thin-client computing: a computing model
> where your data resides on, and applications run on, servers that you
> (or your school or employer or whatever) own, control and maintain.
> 
> Cloud computing: client-server computing where you give to a total
> stranger your checkbook and credit cards, the keys to your house and,
> if you're really gung-ho about it, custody of your children.

-- 
Rich P.