I can’t argue, but there are benefits.

If you need something running 24/7 then on-prem may work out cheaper for you. Keep in mind you need a team of server monkeys to keep that running, and your company’s security certifications will come nowhere near that of a major cloud provider.

Cloud is good for elastic workloads. And you can save money that way if you’re set up for it. A simple lift and shift will always be more expensive. But doing things like moving build tasks to spot instances and auto scaling capacity in peak periods is a huge win. No need to over provision your DC and no need to upgrade your hardware – generally AWS releases new products at roughly the same price as old but with increased performance. You get upgrades “for free”* with no capex.

Again I’m not saying that your circumstance means that cloud isn’t more expensive. But there are medium term benefits.

AWS refused to offer hybrid as an option for years. They’ve changed their tune in the past 5 or so. No reason not to take advantage and do what mix makes sense for you.

I’m legitimately curious to understand more (not challenging your assertions). They offer hosted Jira/Confluence and probably other stuff no-one cares about.

What’s the problem with adoption?

Cisco, HP, and many other “Enterprise” switches will take a minute or two to start forwarding frames after boot.

Doesn’t really excuse Ubiquiti but that’s what they’re trying for.

Why are you searching for a solution to a problem you don’t have?

There’s nothing wrong with systemd.

I’d prefer they make it fatter if the battery would last more than a day as consequence.

Yes.

I used Netscape “back in the day”. With some interim transition attempts including the likes of Opera, I eventually switched to Chrome because it was genuinely more featureful and faster.

I was a happy Chrome user until they decided to deprecate manifest V2 and fuck up my ad blocker, at which point I switched to Firefox and haven’t looked back.

Everything in this industry is circular I guess.

My problem is with the influence that a hostile foreign state actor has with TikTok.

Google is an independent company; I’m 99% certain their motivation is to make money and I’m confident their algorithms are tailored purely for engagement and profit. Whilst I’m sure they have some back room deals with US intelligence organisations I suspect that it’s a case of providing data vs providing influence (though I would not rule it out).

TikTok is controlled by the Chinese government. That’s not up for debate; if you have an entity in China it has to work that way. Imagine the damage they could do if they actively decided to increase, for example, messages of reunification with Taiwan in their algorithm by just 1% on a global scale. That frightens me and I’m not convinced it isn’t happening already on specific topics of concern to China’s foreign policy.

And that’s putting aside the amount of data that the Chinese are getting without even exerting any influence. They can likely discern worldwide sentiment on a range of topics and adjust political posture accordingly.

I’m not saying Google is perfect. I hate social media in general for the way it’s warping the zeitgeist. But I personally consider TikTok to be a huge threat to the world.

“They all looked like Silicon Valley startups,”

This hits too close to home.

https://youtu.be/pSlG_m-bbGM?si=iaAzX_pNlNBbdOnz

Name and shame the airline.

I fly a lot for work, internationally most of the time. Haven’t seen this in many years.

Where do you think GPT got this data?

Twitter silently backing into the bushes

I’d say more likely to be able to declare a capital loss on taxes.

The US seems to have this weird obsession with SMS and iMessage.

What industry do you work in? Or of more relevance: what industry experience do you have?

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

I appreciate the info, but I am not a patient man. :)

Where on earth are you buying HP Mini machines for so cheap? Even the older gen seem to be 5 times as expensive as your estimate.