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The author says that they fired the contractors and closed the site. I can never relate to this. You built something that is at least somewhat useful to at leas

The author says that they fired the contractors and closed the site. I can never relate to this. You built something that is at least somewhat useful to at least some people. Why not just keep it online forever? It can't cost more than $5/mo to host this, I have a server where I host around ten of my projects for less than $20/mo. Why do people shut things down instead of just leaving them there, unmaintained? Even that is better than just taking it offline.

cosmic_shame 7y ago
Well in the case of this particular product that offers medical advice, the info may become outdated fairly quickly. I suspect there is some amount of liability associated with offering potentially out of date medical advice that isn't worth the tiny revenue stream.
- StavrosK 7y ago
  Perhaps... Would a disclaimer help there?
- JamesBarney 7y ago
  It's just a programatic meta analysis. And no one's get sued for having an out of date meta analysis.
  - celestialcheese 7y ago
    It's America - people get sued for far, far less.
    - JamesBarney 7y ago
      Anyone could theoretically get sued for anything. But the chance of getting sued for providing an out of date meta-analysis is indistinguishable from the background chance of getting sued for getting out of bed in the morning. (assuming you're not doing something stupid)
stickfigure 7y ago
I was tempted to post this same question. I suspect the answer is that the OP just doesn't know how to scale it down; it was built by contractors and he/she might not even have the keys to the boxes, let alone know how to keep them running. It is unfortunate. Even if the data goes stale and the product is no longer fit for purpose, it shows well and would make a great demonstration for his/her future endeavors. And you never know who might stumble across it in the future and want to revive the technology. I've had fairly sophisticated sites running on Google App Engine for years after the company was "shut down". One ended up being instrumental as a demo when meeting a later cofounder.
WC3w6pXxgGd 7y ago
Hosting a database with this data would cost thousands of dollars a month. I know from experience.

cosmic_shame 7y ago

Well in the case of this particular product that offers medical advice, the info may become outdated fairly quickly. I suspect there is some amount of liability associated with offering potentially out of date medical advice that isn't worth the tiny revenue stream.

StavrosK 7y ago
Perhaps... Would a disclaimer help there?
JamesBarney 7y ago
It's just a programatic meta analysis. And no one's get sued for having an out of date meta analysis.
- celestialcheese 7y ago
  It's America - people get sued for far, far less.
  - JamesBarney 7y ago
    Anyone could theoretically get sued for anything. But the chance of getting sued for providing an out of date meta-analysis is indistinguishable from the background chance of getting sued for getting out of bed in the morning. (assuming you're not doing something stupid)

stickfigure 7y ago

I was tempted to post this same question. I suspect the answer is that the OP just doesn't know how to scale it down; it was built by contractors and he/she might not even have the keys to the boxes, let alone know how to keep them running. It is unfortunate. Even if the data goes stale and the product is no longer fit for purpose, it shows well and would make a great demonstration for his/her future endeavors. And you never know who might stumble across it in the future and want to revive the technology. I've had fairly sophisticated sites running on Google App Engine for years after the company was "shut down". One ended up being instrumental as a demo when meeting a later cofounder.

WC3w6pXxgGd 7y ago

Hosting a database with this data would cost thousands of dollars a month. I know from experience.