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links for 2009-06-18


  • Parallel Kingdom – GPS MMORPG for your cell phone
    Inworld MMORPG
    (tags: iphone games mobile mmorpg)
  • The Illusion of Intelligence
    The integration of AI and Level Design in Halo
    (tags: games ai design)
  • James Governor’s Monkchips » 15 Ways to Tell Its Not Cloud Computing
    If you peel back the label and its says “Grid” or “OGSA” underneath… its not a cloud.

    If you need to send a 40 page requirements document to the vendor then… it is not cloud.

    If you can’t buy it on your personal credit card… it is not a cloud

    If they are trying to sell you hardware… its not a cloud.

    If there is no API… its not a cloud.

    If you need to rearchitect your systems for it… Its not a cloud.

    If it takes more than ten minutes to provision… its not a cloud.

    If you can’t deprovision in less than ten minutes… its not a cloud.

    If you know where the machines are… its not a cloud.

    If there is a consultant in the room… its not a cloud.

    If you need to specify the number of machines you want upfront… its not a cloud.

    If it only runs one operating system… its not a cloud.

    If you can’t connect to it from your own machine… its not a cloud.

    If you need to install software to use it… its not a cloud.

    If you own all the hardware… its not a cloud.

    (tags: cloud architecture hardware blog)
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