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Re:Hetzner cuts traffic from 20 TB –> 1..5 TB on US VPSs by hyperpape on Thursday November 28, 2024 @10:04AM (#42265735)
As an engineer, if you don't qualify whether your answer is average or max, you've messed up.
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Re:Hetzner cuts traffic from 20 TB –> 1..5 TB on US VPSs by drpossum on Thursday November 28, 2024 @10:27AM (#42265891)
I'm confident the marketing folks would just say something akin to "shut up nerd", cash their bonuses, and leave you with the problem.
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Re:Hetzner cuts traffic from 20 TB –> 1..5 TB on US VPSs by cluckindan on Thursday November 28, 2024 @10:36AM (#42265971)
As an engineer, NEVER give out averages without checking that they are consistent with the distribution of the actual data.
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Re:Hetzner cuts traffic from 20 TB –> 1..5 TB on US VPSs by phil21 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @12:17PM (#42266953)
Averages tend to skew once exposed to adverse selection.
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Re:Hetzner cuts traffic from 20 TB –> 1..5 TB on US VPSs by Moru on Friday November 29, 2024 @04:09AM (#42272378)
Don't think you find much engineers in the marketing department though.
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