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BREAKING THE RECORD: RackNerd Accomplishes 2.6 Million Views and Over 30,000 Comments on LowEndTalk

This year, we set a new record for both number of views in a single thread and number of comments in that thread. The stats are very impressive! Read on for all the details.

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BREAKING THE RECORD: RackNerd Accomplishes 2.6 Million Views and Over 30,000 Comments on LowEndTalk

DEEP DIVE: The Freedom House 2022 Report

FreedomHouse's 2022 report on Internet freedom is flawed as usual, reflecting a lot of their extraneous politics and ignoring factors they don't care about, but at a broad level, it's an interesting survey of the world. Let's take a look.

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DEEP DIVE: The Freedom House 2022 Report

Shared Hosting for Under $10/Year with cPanel?! Is it Possible in 2022?

Iin 2019, cPanel rocked the hosting industry by industry by introducing sharply higher prices. Since then, they've ratcheted up the cost every year, most recently in September 2022.

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Shared Hosting for Under $10/Year with cPanel?! Is it Possible in 2022?

Here Come the RackSpace Lawsuits

"That Rackspace offered opaque updates for days, then admitted to a ransomware event without further customer assistance is outrageous," according to one attorney. Class-action lawsuits against Rackspace are popping up around the country.

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Here Come the RackSpace Lawsuits

HOT THREAD: The ReliableSite Liquidation Event!

Community provider ReliableSite is clearing out their inventory, now through the end of the year. But it's first come, first serve for the best deals on a cheap dedi in New York, Miami, or LA!

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HOT THREAD: The ReliableSite Liquidation Event!

HostVenom' Cheap Dedi Offer in Chicago Will Blow You Away!

This HostVenom offer for a cheap dedicated server in Chicago is awesome! Get either a 32GB e3 with 100TB (!) of transfer, or a 64GB i7 with the same generous bandwidth. Click to get the exclusive coupon code!

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HostVenom' Cheap Dedi Offer in Chicago Will Blow You Away!

Check Out the Central.so Cheap Dedi Server CLEARANCE EVENT!

Would you like a cheap dedi server in Dallas, Texas? How about one that includes free Path.net DDoS protection, 10TB of bandwidth, IPv4 and IPv6, and a no setup fee? Check out Central.so's clearance event!

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Check Out the Central.so Cheap Dedi Server CLEARANCE EVENT!

Jon Didn't Give Permission to Share This. Then Again, He Didn't Forbid It Either...

Making YouTube videos is harder than it looks. Here's what I've learned and also...

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Jon Didn't Give Permission to Share This.  Then Again, He Didn't Forbid It Either...

Funny Meme = Cheap Dedi? Math Checks! Meet Scaleblade's Giveaway!

Scaleblade is not only running a sale on their Ryzen 5600X cheap dedicated servers in London, UK, they're also giving away two months FREE! All you need to do is post a meme in Scaleblade giveaway thread on LowEndTalk before December 26!

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Funny Meme = Cheap Dedi?  Math Checks!  Meet Scaleblade's Giveaway!

We Stand With Those in Darkness

As we hurry about our busy holiday schedules and fill our calendar with family, friends, and shopping, we remember those whose immediate concerns are less festive.  Specifically: finding warmth and light.

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We Stand With Those in Darkness

HostColor Promotes Open-Source Web Hosting Control Panels

Dimitar from HostColor recently contact used to share news about its new program where it is supporting open source projects through hosting sales.  Looks interesting, and the newsroom on their web si...

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HostColor Promotes Open-Source Web Hosting Control Panels

🔥 Luxvps is On Fire! When You See The Offers You'll Understand Why 🔥

Luxvps has blazed a trail of deep discount cheap VPS systems and this offer is no different! They've reloaded since Black Friday and Cyber Monday and are ready to rock your world with some HOT DEALS!

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🔥 Luxvps is On Fire!  When You See The Offers You'll Understand Why 🔥

Cheaper Than a Gallon of Gas! IPv6 VPS in Canada for $5.20/YEAR!

INextNet has a great deal in Canada for an IPv6-only VPS. Lots to unpack here, including a neat high bandwidth/low bandwidth plan. Check it out!

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Cheaper Than a Gallon of Gas!  IPv6 VPS in Canada for $5.20/YEAR!

The Most Popular Page on LowEndBox: $1 VPS Systems

We have nearly 5,000 posts here on LowEndBox, going back to our very first post in February, 2008. In the following nearly 15 years, one page has emerged as the most popular out of those 5,000: our $1 Per Month VPS listings.

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The Most Popular Page on LowEndBox: $1 VPS Systems

How Tesla is Killing AM Radio

Will EVs kill the radio star? Receivers are being phased out by manufacturers, which will likely be the death-knell for this venerable techology.

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How Tesla is Killing AM Radio

Just Stop Using LastPass: They've Been Hacked for the 9th Time

LastPass had security incidents in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 (twice), 2019, 2021, and twice now in 2022. Are you still using them? Why?

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Just Stop Using LastPass: They've Been Hacked for the 9th Time

How TikTok Stole My Car. It Started at 4am This Morning With a Banging on My Door.

It's never good when the police come to your door at 4am. Turns out that TikTok played an important role in the culture and psychology that lead to my car being stolen from my driveway overnight and subsequently used in crimes, general mayhem, and finally a very abrupt stop. The thieves did the deed with a USB cable.

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How TikTok Stole My Car.  It Started at 4am This Morning With a Banging on My Door.

Quick! Snap Up a ServaRICA Cheap Dedi Because They're Still at Black Friday Pricing!

The folks over at ServaRICA seem to have misunderstood how Black Friday works. Here's how it's supposed to work: Company puts crazy one-time, too-good-to-pass-by offers After Black Friday, these deals...

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Quick!  Snap Up a ServaRICA Cheap Dedi Because They're Still at Black Friday Pricing!

How to Save Money on a Cheap VPS System, by ChatGPT

In the words of StackOverflow, "The primary problem is that while the answers which ChatGPT produces have a high rate of being incorrect, they typically look like they might be good and the answers are very easy to produce." Turns out that that describes its advice on LowEnd hosting.

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How to Save Money on a Cheap VPS System, by ChatGPT

H1-B Visas: Indentured Servitude for 195 Years?

Companies can bring foreign nationals over to work in the US on various programs, most prominently in this discussion, the H1-B visa.  It's designed for situations where the US lacks engineers, scientists, or technical specialists in critical skills. But at its worst, the program is a form of modern-day indentured servitude.

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H1-B Visas: Indentured Servitude for 195 Years?

Google: Let's Use Our Hiring Process For Our Firing Process

Google has turned its hiring process into its firing process. Why? It's bizarre but Google always wants to show that it's different and better. Unfortunately, those interviewing (again) for their jobs and then losing them are not likely to be impressed.

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Google: Let's Use Our Hiring Process For Our Firing Process

Twitter: Stuck on CentOS 7

Twitter was preparing to upgrade from CentOS 7 to CentOS Stream but now everyone's gone and they're looking at a June 2024 end of life. Twitter's relationship with FOSS is getting complicated fast.

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Twitter: Stuck on CentOS 7

Let's Go Jurisdiction Shopping: Data Sovereignty and the Cloud

Internet users are accustomed to thinking of the global network as a sort of separate, special space.  In early days, people talked about "cyberspace" - a virtual world disconnected from our shared physical world.  When you hear the Zuck talking about the "metaverse" it feels like he's describing an alternate dimension. However, all these grand virutal realms are impossible without actual physical metal and electricity. And that's when we get into data sovereignty.

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Let's Go Jurisdiction Shopping: Data Sovereignty and the Cloud

StellaVPS: 2GB VPS for $5, cPanel for $1, and Cheap Dedi Servers Starting at $20/Month in Dallas, Texas! Wow!

Welcome, StellaVPS! They're making a splash with very cheap pricing on VPS, cPanel shared hosting, and dedicated servers in Dallas, Texas. All the trimmings and nice prices - you want to click on this one!

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StellaVPS: 2GB VPS for $5, cPanel for $1, and Cheap Dedi Servers Starting at $20/Month in Dallas, Texas!  Wow!

The CloudFlare Price Increase: A Translation For Those Who Don't Speak Corporate

CloudFlare followed the tedious corporate playbook of drenching their price increase announcement with tons of inspiring adjectives. We provide a translation for you.

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The CloudFlare Price Increase: A Translation For Those Who Don't Speak Corporate

REMINDER: GlobalPing Giveaway Ends on Monday!

LowEndTalk community member @jimaek is giving away 20 of Globalping's hardware probes, now through December 5, 2022. Contest is open worldwide but closes on December 5, 2022!

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REMINDER: GlobalPing Giveaway Ends on Monday!

Is FOSSBilling the Future of Hosting Billing Panels?

FOSSBilling has announced its first post-fork release! Let's go over the history of the project and where they're at...and hear from you!

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Is FOSSBilling the Future of Hosting Billing Panels?

That's a Gorgeous Benchmark!

We wrote about Benchy back in April 2022.  It's a project by LoweEndTalk member @Liso. @Liso recently posted a thread announcing that color had been added and @DP shared a screenshot.  Sure looks pretty!  Keep your eye on this project.

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That's a Gorgeous Benchmark!
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