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Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by christophilus on Friday January 19, 2024 @07:50PM (#39063460)
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?
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Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by wolverine876 on Friday January 19, 2024 @07:59PM (#39063519)
Because you are taking money for nothing? How is that the right thing to do?

> evil

A bit of a strawperson

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Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by isbvhodnvemrwvn on Saturday January 20, 2024 @06:13AM (#39066455)
How do you know its doing nothing? I have a couple VPSes I have sitting idle for my disaster recovery scenario.
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Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by wolverine876 on Saturday January 20, 2024 @03:52PM (#39072187)
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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