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christophilus
on Jan 20, 2024
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Americans are spending billions on stuff they forg...
Not the op, but, if you pay me $5/month for a VPS, and you never do anything but let it sit idle because you forgot about it, and you don’t notice that you’re still paying me $5 / month… how exactly does that make me evil?
wolverine876
on Jan 20, 2024
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Because you are taking money for nothing? How is that the right thing to do?
> evil
A bit of a strawperson
isbvhodnvemrwvn
on Jan 20, 2024
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How do you know its doing nothing? I have a couple VPSes I have sitting idle for my disaster recovery scenario.
wolverine876
on Jan 20, 2024
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Yes, it depends on the situation - the service, what the vendor knows about usage, etc. Sometimes you know, sometimes you don't.
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