> Equinix Metal got the closest, but bare metal on-demand still carried a 25-30% premium over our CapEx plan. Their global footprint is tempting; we may still use them for short-lived expansion.
> The Equinix Metal service will be sunset on June 30, 2026.
-Many say they want to stop doomscrolling and clout-chasing but I don't know how many are actually willing to do so
-Individuals may move here but their friends won't. So the feed will be initially empty by design. Introducing any kind of reward is against our ethos so we are clueless about how to convince existing friend circles to move.
I switch to vs code from cursor many times a day just to use their python refactoring feature. The pylance server that comes with cursor doesn't support refactoring.
I have had a single cheapest ec2 server at 5$ per month and hosted both db and server in it. Sqlite for db so easy to back up. It didn't contain any important data though.
I myself have left 6 domains expired over the last 4 years so you are not alone! 3 are from this year alone
Now a days I don't buy the domain until I have actually set up the server with the codebase. Project might get dropped just before that. It has happened
Edit: I feel validated after reading the replies. I am not alone!
How should small social network sites, forums or any sites that post user-generatrd content etc who can't afford to do age verification respond to this law?
Block all requests from UK IPs?
We are building a niche social network and don't want to be in the cross-hairs.
Is anyone in a similar position? How's your company dealing with this?
Edit: apart from cost, storing user IDs etc goes against our goal of building a private social network. We would like to retain least amount info