Cloud computing has streamlined our hyper-mobile digital lives. We add information, photos, and globs of information to the cloud. Once all of our stuff is saved there, we are able to entry it from wherever and edit issues collaboratively with our associates and coworkers. It’s handy and interesting—however provided that you don’t thoughts that each one your private information is saved on servers run by big firms like Google and Amazon. The local-first computing motion is advocating for a completely different variety of communal framework, one which’s extra non-public, safer, and powered by peer-to-peer software program that runs simply on the machines the place the information are being shared. No big server farms in faraway lands, no faceless firms utilizing your information to generate advert income. Just the nice outdated web, by the folks and for the folks.
This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED workers author Greg Barber joins us to speak all in regards to the local-first computing motion and the way its adherents hope to upend our reliance on cloud providers utilizing peer-to-peer communication.
Show Notes
Read Greg’s story about local-first computing.
Recommendations
Greg recommends the Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors set up on the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Lauren recommends the Barbie film for those who by some means haven’t seen it already. Mike recommends the latest episode of The War on Cars podcast with Bob Sorokanich.
Greg Barber could be discovered on Twitter @gregoryjbarber. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the principle hotline at @GadgetLab. The present is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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