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This should be a pinned post as it really captures the essence of my experience so far. (programming.dev)
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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

No one else uses the term "cloud" like that.

That part of this comic really stuck out like a sore thumb. I can't tell if it's an oversight, a comment about the challenges of self-hosting, or subtle mockery of self-hosting hypocrisy.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago*

    No one else uses the term "cloud" like that

    Broadly, "the cloud" is just someone else's computer. VPSes still fall into that definition. A lot of VPS providers describe themselves as "cloud" now too (eg one of the main hosts I use, HostHatch, describes themselves that way on their site).

    If a single AWS EC2 or Lightsail server (which is essentially just a VPS in one region) is considered to be "in the cloud", why not a much cheaper, more powerful server with a different provider?

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