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   Harshad Sharma (harshad@mastodon.sharma.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 18:02:20 JST Harshad Sharma

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   The kicker is all the myriad scripts people have had to write to get rid of unused cloud resources that keep adding to your bills since there's no straightforward way provided by the cloud service company to deal with them.

   The services are specifically designed to extract rent. Not difficult to see, unless you're not the one paying that rent.

   I admire the cleverness of the business model for grabbing VC money via every startup with web scale dreams, but that playground isn't for a hobbyist.

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     Harshad Sharma (harshad@mastodon.sharma.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 18:02:21 JST Harshad Sharma

     Funny how cloud computing took the worries from "Will my servers keep running under spikes?" to "Will I be able to afford the bills without going bankrupt?" and how hobbyists crave to get burned by this again and again 😬

     Let companies with other's money to spend have the luxury of digital cattle. I'll stick with my small pet servers that have names 😂

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