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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
You pay for the scalability. Your 4 core AMD is always a 4 core AMD unless you migrate to a new server. Your 1 core Linode can become a 20 core Linode in a few minutes, for just a few hours while you need the capacity, and then go back to b
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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
Aren't they slow Atom C2750 cores though?
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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
Easier maybe, but my experience of their comparative reliability has been the complete opposite.
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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
I went on Facebook yesterday and there was an ad from a retailer I used once ages ago that said, "We noticed you haven't shopped with us for a while, blah blah, here's a special offer". I use uBlock and have Pi-hole bloc
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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
Your car analogy fails because safety is highly regulated by the government, and the manufacturer can be sued for their failings. When it comes to server security, you are responsible, and should never make assumptions. If you don't kn
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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
I think the problem is developers running apt-get install mongodb and assuming all other considerations, like a firewall, are somehow magically taken care of, then patting themselves on the back for not needing a sysadmin.
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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
I have BackupPC running on another system http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
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by 00deadbeef 10y ago
> Wow... None of them has a review or stars. How do you trust them? The top result for me has over 800 reviews and ratings. The vast majority of them have at least some reviews.
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by 00deadbeef 11y ago
I'm still using 0.9.7 on my Mac. I've deliberately broken its self-updating so I can keep it. If they ever do anything that stops this client from working they lose me as a customer. This is one of the last versions that have the
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by 00deadbeef 11y ago
I just registered to thank you for the update and to let you know I won't be moving away from Linode as this just gives the attackers what they want.