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Because that used desktop is subject to power outages, internet outages, the cleaners unplugging it, etc. Datacenters have redundancy on everything.
by SchemaLoad 1y ago
Because that used desktop is subject to power outages, internet outages, the cleaners unplugging it, etc. Datacenters have redundancy on everything.
- eru 1y agoAlso you still have to pay for the electricity on that thing. The cloud costs includes everything.
- jopsen 1y agoNot to mention physical security. Breaking into a home is relatively easy. And unless you live in the US and is willing to actually shot someone (with all the paperwork that entails, as well as physical and legal risks), the fact is that you can't actually stop a burglary.
- ngold 1y agoI'm probably wrong, but this argument always cracks me up. It used to be called 3 laptops a power scrubber and a backup battery. If you want to go self hosting things. If you were fancy you had two servers.