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The Risk of a Meltdown In the Cloud

zrbyte writes "A growing number of complexity theorists are beginning to recognize some potential problems with cloud computing. The growing consensus is that bizarre and unpredictable behavior often emerges in systems made up of 'networks of networks,' such as a business using the computational resources of a cloud provider. Bryan Ford at Yale University in New Haven says the full risks of the migration to the cloud have yet to be properly explored. He points out that complex systems can fail in many unexpected ways, and he outlines various simple scenarios in which a cloud could come unstuck."

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  1. Re:Not a big risk by Chrisq · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not a big risk, compared to having a Muzzie drive up on a scooter and shoot you.

    I don't know, in terms of being personally affected it is probably a bigger risk. Also a higher global impact, though admittedly a lower personal impact.

  2. Re:Not a big risk by hcs_$reboot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not a big risk, compared to having a Muzzie drive up on a scooter and shoot you

    Among the killer victims are both members of the Jewish AND Muslim communities.

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  3. Re:Not the meltdown I had in mind by cpu6502 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Glenn Beck isn't even on your TV anymore..... he's off on his own channel (website). If you don't like the guy just don't go there.

    And I'd like to see the ability to "meltdown" MicrosoftNBC, CNN, and Fox News from my cable lineup, so I don't have to keep paying for them (about 40 cents per channel). Come on FCC or State legislators. When are you going to make ala carte (choose your channels) a reality? You did it for Satelite Radio and should do it for Cable TV too. IMHO.

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  4. Re:Not the meltdown I had in mind by cpu6502 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anon.Coward wrote:
    >>>Warning: The post above me was made by a homosexual. Stay back so you don't catch the gay.

    There are some things that should be an automatic banning of the poster's IP address. Using the N-word for example. Or saying victims of genocide "deserved it". And comparing being gay to an illness. Just because someone has a right to free speech, doesn't mean that right extends to this privately-owned website.

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  5. Re:Not a big risk by Chrisq · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Looks like it was a Muzzie. BBC says

    "He claims to be a mujahideen and to belong to al-Qaeda, He wanted revenge for the Palestinian children and he also wanted to take revenge on the French army because of its foreign interventions."

  6. Re:Not a big risk by Chrisq · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I knew in my heart that it was a Muslim when I heard about how he held that little girl by the hair while he changed guns then shot her in the head. Only Islam teaches that the killing of non-believing children is a virtue, and engenders such hate to allow someone to do that to a child.

    True. Whereas Islam supports this guys actions, any Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, or follower of just about any other religion would be going against the teachings of their faith if they said "lets kill a Muslim child in revenge".