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Re:Set up a practically free CDN by Blahah on Saturday January 15, 2022 @04:25PM (#29950440)
Once as expensive is a number, it's 1 x the cost. Twice as expensive is 2x the cost. Once as cheap might arguably be 1x the cost, but twice as cheap is undefined.
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Re:Set up a practically free CDN by Dylan16807 on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:01PM (#29951775)
> Once as expensive is a number, it's 1 x the cost.

Nobody says that. If someone said "once as expensive" I'd interpret "once" as talking about time.

"Once" can be a counter but not a multiple.

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Re:Set up a practically free CDN by Blahah on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:41PM (#29999772)
It seems like we're taking at cross purposes. I'm not trying to convince you that anyone says "once as X". I'm just saying "twice as cheap" is nonsensical. Because it's a multiple of something undefined.
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