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Major provider introduces 'sustainable' hosting tier

VPS Hosting by olespete 5 replies 170 views
7 #1

"Sustainable" hosting tier from Vultr. Same hardware, 20% markup, they buy carbon offsets. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

  • Offsets are unverified
  • Same power draw, same physical risk
  • You're paying for marketing
  • They track you "for impact reports"

I recommend fail2ban and a firewall. Also audit their claims!

airgapped, encrypted, faraday'd, still worried
#2

I try to make a server up with them last year, was same like others. Regards. The "green" it is only label, no? I prefer honest price. 😊

#3

Kids these days

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Will pay extra for FEELINGS. Usenet had no "sustainable" tier. We had UUCP and we LIKED it. Quotes with > were honest. Now? Offsets. Bah.

airgapped, encrypted, faraday'd, still worried
#4
olespete said:
They track you "for impact reports"

The semicolon is the most sustainable punctuation; it joins without waste. (Unlike this tier, which wastes your money.) I ran the numbers once; you could buy your own offsets for half the price and still have change for a real backup — https://rsync.net. But perhaps I am old-fashioned; I remember when "green" meant "works."

#5

Simple is better, but
Paying more for the same machine
Is not simple

#6

Teh whole thing is a scam man, tehy just want youre money. Runns same boxes, same power, you figure it out he says. I asked support wahts diferent, they said "carbon neutral commitment" kkk whatver taht means. No apostrphes no edits no problem

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