Comments on: Why I Run My Own Server for Everything http://absolutgcs.org/2008/10/07/why-i-run-my-own-server-for-everything/ thoughts and observations Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:47:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://absolutgcs.org/2008/10/07/why-i-run-my-own-server-for-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Steve Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:38:37 +0000 http://absolutgcs.org/?p=71#comment-203 I think you're right that there's an important tradeoff here...the sliding erosion of privacy is totally true (interestingly as I'm catching up on other reading I've been ignoring for months, I came across this concept in politics...it's called the Overton Window--http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2008/janfeb/features/mtstanford.html). I think there's an interesting third part of the security/availability debate above...sync. There's a huge advantage to having your data available across multiple devices, and to do that right now really requires something in the cloud (p2p notwithstanding...even that will be hard to make reliable for quite a while with the realities of networks/NATs/firewalls). For some of us, running it ourselves is an option; for the vast majority of people it won't be... Let's catch up soon! I think you’re right that there’s an important tradeoff here…the sliding erosion of privacy is totally true (interestingly as I’m catching up on other reading I’ve been ignoring for months, I came across this concept in politics…it’s called the Overton Window–http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2008/janfeb/features/mtstanford.html).

I think there’s an interesting third part of the security/availability debate above…sync. There’s a huge advantage to having your data available across multiple devices, and to do that right now really requires something in the cloud (p2p notwithstanding…even that will be hard to make reliable for quite a while with the realities of networks/NATs/firewalls). For some of us, running it ourselves is an option; for the vast majority of people it won’t be…

Let’s catch up soon!

]]> By: absolutgcs http://absolutgcs.org/2008/10/07/why-i-run-my-own-server-for-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-23 absolutgcs Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:44:11 +0000 http://absolutgcs.org/?p=71#comment-23 I think local file support will be used to enhance performance and provide client-side caching for offline functionality. I don't think any service providers will rely exclusively on data being stored on the user's computer for their entire service to function, or just store a subset of data on the server. Data ownership is still viewed as what makes or breaks a service. Transformations/manipulations of data, while potentially valuable, don't really stand on their own in the service space. While Google and other service providers may have more security built into their platform than your average PC at home, they also endure significantly more attacks. Regardless, the solution I've proposed with a VPS is remotely hosted using widely agreed upon security tools. I think local file support will be used to enhance performance and provide client-side caching for offline functionality. I don’t think any service providers will rely exclusively on data being stored on the user’s computer for their entire service to function, or just store a subset of data on the server. Data ownership is still viewed as what makes or breaks a service. Transformations/manipulations of data, while potentially valuable, don’t really stand on their own in the service space. While Google and other service providers may have more security built into their platform than your average PC at home, they also endure significantly more attacks. Regardless, the solution I’ve proposed with a VPS is remotely hosted using widely agreed upon security tools.

]]> By: aircow33 http://absolutgcs.org/2008/10/07/why-i-run-my-own-server-for-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-21 aircow33 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:37:29 +0000 http://absolutgcs.org/?p=71#comment-21 well here is the thing, with google gears, and the new adobe flash 10 will have local file support. Basically in the very near future the html/javascript/flash code that you run in your browser will be able to save files onto your own computer. I see a lot of webapps that will take advantage of this feature and not store everything on the servers. But the question now is...................is that any safer than having all of the information centralized? for some reason i just feel like google's server are actually 100 times more secure than my own desktop that is sitting behind a linksys firewall that came with my cheap 50 dollar router. well here is the thing, with google gears, and the new adobe flash 10 will have local file support. Basically in the very near future the html/javascript/flash code that you run in your browser will be able to save files onto your own computer. I see a lot of webapps that will take advantage of this feature and not store everything on the servers. But the question now is……………….is that any safer than having all of the information centralized? for some reason i just feel like google’s server are actually 100 times more secure than my own desktop that is sitting behind a linksys firewall that came with my cheap 50 dollar router.

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