IBM To Offer Watson Services In the Cloud 56
jfruh writes "Have you ever wanted to write code for Watson, IBM's Jeopardy-winning supercomputer? Well, now you can, sort of. Big Blue has created a standardized server that runs Watson's unique learning and language-recognition software, and will be selling developers access to these boxes as a cloud-based service. No pricing has been announced yet."
My first question to it: (Score:4, Funny)
"Watson, what exactly is cloud computing?"
Re:My first question to it: (Score:5, Funny)
"Watson, what exactly is cloud computing?"
"Well, sonny, since my API is billed per PVU [ibm.com] per hour, let me tell you a story that my grandaddy told me:
Once upon a time, when men were men and bought their calculatin' machines from IBM, folks who were too poor to lease a calculating machine of their own would lease part of somebody elses. Then minicomputers came, and destroyed the good old days with fire and sword. Then microcomputers came, and slaughtered the minicomputers for their sins. But the minicomputers sucked, and had neither reliability, nor redundancy, nor Administrators to lead them. And Lo, the 'freedom' of the users turned to mere license, and became as ashes in their mouths."
Now, sonny, the minicomputers and users have repented and look to 'the cloud' to restore the glory of the old order, where man leased, and owned not, and Administrators watched over the users, and guided them.
Re:My first question to it: (Score:4, Funny)
I'm sorry that's incorrect.
The correct answer was: What is a vapid buzzword?