[Sigia-l] Persistence

[Will Parker]

On Feb 14, 2007, at 11:37 AM, Olly Wright wrote:
> On TuesdayFeb 13, at 7:45 AM, Ziya Oz wrote:
>
>> Firefox 3 will offer support for
>> off-line applications
>
> Maybe I'm being dense, but I don't see the need. Perhaps it's just
> nostalgia? The need to feel some sense of possession of our app and
> our data on our machine?

How about the need to have *reliable and free* access to _my_ data on  
my laptop in whatever Luddite-ridden data backwater I've managed to  
land in? Even if there's a city-wide power outage, I can still  
entertain the neighbors with my cat photos for an hour or so.

It's not about a 'sense' of possession. It's about _actual_  
possession. For example, I have a very good collection of hyperlinks  
about interesting matters, but I still save the really important  
items to the local filesystem.

> Flat rate data billing for mobile is just around the corner. At that
> (imminent) moment, there is no need for offline applications, because
> we'll never need to be offline.

Not to be confrontational, but tell that to whatever lead wall is  
between my living room and the nearest T-Mobile cell tower.

- Will
Will Parker
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