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comment by rob05c
rob05c  ·  3159 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Devski Update: Notifications in SQL, Post Performance Fix

Yes, we don't host ourselves. Bandwidth is the big cost, not electricity. Almost all ISPs here forbid 'servers' on residential connections (though many don't strictly enforce it, unless the traffic is noticeable). It'd be at least $100-150/month, much more than hosting should be.





user-inactivated  ·  3159 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh yeah, I forget how expensive ISPs are in the US. Fuck your ISPs, man.

rob05c  ·  3159 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Did I mention I work for Comcast? >_>

I'm on the Open Source CDN team. https://github.com/Comcast/traffic_control :D