cloud computing (and python)?

[Aaron Watters]

So, in between skiing runs I noticed
a Business Week cover story on
"cloud computing".  The article had
lots of interesting information in it like
about how somebody's mom used to
be an airline stewardess and the
interior decor of various office spaces.
It was a truly excellent piece of
journalism.

However it gave me no idea what
"cloud computing" is and how it
could be used to solve a computational
problem.

Could anyone on this list
which usually has highly informed
readers give me a clue at some
level of technical detail what cloud
computing is about and how it could
be used.  Bonus points if you mention
Python in the response!

An actual example would be great,
if it's not web scraping and searching.

  - Aaron Watters

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