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Re:What happened to TheNumbers.com by tailscaler2026 on Thursday July 23, 2026 @02:55PM (#49026411)
Building on AWS is a financial time bomb.
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Re:What happened to TheNumbers.com by ninalanyon on Thursday July 23, 2026 @04:08PM (#49027334)
Are you not able to put limits on how much the site can spend?
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Re:What happened to TheNumbers.com by shermantanktop on Thursday July 23, 2026 @04:12PM (#49027388)
Sure, but many a hobbyist has discovered the need for that the hard way.
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Re:What happened to TheNumbers.com by mystifyingpoi on Thursday July 23, 2026 @04:58PM (#49027977)
As of 2026, still not, and probably never.
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Re:What happened to TheNumbers.com by primitivesuave on Thursday July 23, 2026 @06:35PM (#49028970)
Completely agree, I've worked at several companies where I saw the AWS bill balloon from five to six figures, usually because of pointless over-provisioning. However, it all became worth it when I saw Jeff Bezos go to space. [1]

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOmX793-5t4

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