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At one of my haunts, I oft talk to a seasoned and grizzled developer. He's convinced everyone, and I mean everyone, should know how the internet works. My mom should know the OSI model, he argues.

I suggest it's unreasonable.

As a cell phone user to my provider, my relationship and contract starts and ends there. Then, it gets complex. And yet, I expect it to work without fail. It seems like it infrastructures are credit default swap complex to the average consumer. This is a bad thing. I don't expect an people to should understand the OSI model. I fully expect we'll find a balance between people trusting others with their information (features/convenience) and having it mirrored/synched without disaster locally (nice to be home).



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