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> and "tinkerer-level" cloud VM instances will still exist and cost no more than $5/mo. So you are at someone else's mercy how much and what to tinker with.
by venomsnake 11y ago
> and "tinkerer-level" cloud VM instances will still exist and cost no more than $5/mo.
So you are at someone else's mercy how much and what to tinker with.
- derefr 11y agoNo? You could buy your own server rack and stick it in your basement if you wanted. Server hardware isn't going away. But that's usually more expensive than renting a cloud instance—not because server hardware is expensive (you can get used servers on ebay for prices competitive to used gaming PCs)—but because cloud instances are so cheap.