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May 12, 2023

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Should you start a hosting company in 2023? Shared, VPS, dedicated? No. Though if you can answer one question, you might have a very good shot.

Should You Start a Hosting Company in 2023? No. Unless…

Vultr Expands to Israel!

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May 10, 2023

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Vultr expands...AGAIN! They're practically going viral at this point. Last fall it was India and now they've landed in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Thinking about Buying a Lifetime Deal? Read This First

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May 10, 2023

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Providers sometimes share lifetime deals. There's a natural tendency to wonder if they really are going to be providing service for 50-100 years, regardless of how much the initial price is. So really, what's the deal here?

Thinking about Buying a Lifetime Deal? Read This First

Did Zuckerberg Single-Handedly Kill the Metaverse and Facebook?

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May 08, 2023

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Meta is supposed to be the next evolutjon of the company that started as Facebook and the Metaverse was supposed to be the next grand evolution of the Internet. Maybe they will be one day. But it's a sea of mediocrity at the moment.

Did Zuckerberg Single-Handedly Kill the Metaverse and Facebook?

.com Domains for $2.98 First Year! Check This Out!

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May 07, 2023

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Thanks to LowEndTalk's @AXYZE (also known as Piotr, the guy with a lot of disk) for spotting this great deal: spaceship.com is offering .com domains for $2.98! One per customer Renews at $8.98 per y...

.com Domains for $2.98 First Year! Check This Out!

They Laughed at Me When I Said I Wanted to Start My Own Host, but When I Started to Build My Own Data Center…

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May 06, 2023

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No, seriously, we've got a guy on LowEndTalk who is building his own datacenter. Now some people put a tower in their closet and refer it to as their Tier VII Ultra Enterprise DC, but this guy is serious. All of this evolves, in a sense, from the Grandfather of Involucation himself. This is a fun read.

They Laughed at Me When I Said I Wanted to Start My Own Host, but When I Started to Build My Own Data Center…

Maybe “the Cloud” Isn’t so Cutting-Edge after all…

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May 05, 2023

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For as long as it's existed, people have questioned if cloud computing isn't a fancy name for something...well, less fancy. Also, a very cool map of submarine cables.

Maybe “the Cloud” Isn’t so Cutting-Edge after all…

INAP Files for Bankruptcy. Again.

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May 04, 2023

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Stop me if you've heard this one before: INAP is filing for bankruptcy. Yes, you HAVE heard this one before, and only three years ago. INAP had another oopsie.

The Downfall of the Man Famous for Keeping Alt-Right Websites Up, and Perhaps the Company Behind it…

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May 04, 2023

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Rob Monster. Epik. 15 million people's info leaked. Masterbuck. People losing their domains. Strap in!

The Downfall of the Man Famous for Keeping Alt-Right Websites Up, and Perhaps the Company Behind it…

IBM Axing 7,800 Jobs and Replacing Them with AI

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May 03, 2023

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This whole panic over AI replacing jobs is overblown, right? Stuff like ChatGPT and Midjourney are cool but are just fancy parlor tricks, so need to worry, right? Well....

IBM Axing 7,800 Jobs and Replacing Them with AI

New RackNerd Feature: Change Your IP Directly From Their Panel! (Plus VPS Offers from $10.78/YEAR!)

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Apr 30, 2023

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What's more awesome than a top provider who brings us deals starting at only $10.78/YEAR for a KVM VPS? One who also continues to invest in their platform and improve their service. Check out the latest new feature from RackNerd!

New RackNerd Feature: Change Your IP Directly From Their Panel! (Plus VPS Offers from $10.78/YEAR!)

Debian 12 Bookworm Arrives June 10!

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Apr 28, 2023

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PHP 8, APFS, Kernel SMB, and an avalanche of new fonts. Debian 12 "bookworm" arrives in 43 days. What are you most looking forward to?

Looking Back on the GitHub Acquisition: Are You Still on GitHub?

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Apr 27, 2023

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Five years ago, in June 2018, Microsoft announced it was buying GitHub. At the time, there was a tremendous amount of screeching in the developer communities. Although the site was moving from propri...

Looking Back on the GitHub Acquisition: Are You Still on GitHub?

Advertise With Us: Unlike Meta, We Don’t Cheat You

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Apr 26, 2023

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News of another Meta scandal broke recently: they sometimes run through your ad budget at turbo speed at 2am. Need a better alternative?

Advertise With Us: Unlike Meta, We Don’t Cheat You

Need a List of Websites Where You Can Pirate Movies? Just Ask ChatGPT

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Apr 23, 2023

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An example of why I'm not worried about AI taking over the world anytime soon.

Need a List of Websites Where You Can Pirate Movies? Just Ask ChatGPT

Verisign Will Let Kim Jong-Un Seize Your .NET Domain If He Wants To

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Apr 21, 2023

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A new Verisign proposal would allow any government to seize control of your domain. What is this lunacy?

Verisign Will Let Kim Jong-Un Seize Your .NET Domain If He Wants To

The Mullvad VPN Raid

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Apr 20, 2023

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Mullvad VPN, a Swedish VPN provider, was recently raided by authorities. They posted a detailed account of what happened.

StackOverflow: ChatGPT is Bann…er, Screw the Community, We’re Integrating It!

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Apr 19, 2023

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StackOverflow banned ChatGPT and the community applauded. They just enabled it and the community is booing.

StackOverflow: ChatGPT is Bann…er, Screw the Community, We’re Integrating It!

Wait…I Can Post Offers on LowEndBox for FREE?!?!?

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Apr 16, 2023

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There's a fee to share offers on LowEndTalk but easy sales are FREE on LowEndBox. Read on to grow your business.

Wait…I Can Post Offers on LowEndBox for FREE?!?!?

No, ‘airforce’ is Not a Good Password: Check Out This Honeypot

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Apr 12, 2023

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LowEndTalk user htop setup a honeypot to trap ssh passwords. Watch skiddies in real time!

No, ‘airforce’ is Not a Good Password: Check Out This Honeypot

Motherboard MSI Warns of Rogue Firmware

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Apr 11, 2023

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MSI recently suffered a cyber attack and has issued a warning about dodgy imposter firmware that might be in the wild.

The Midjourney Experience

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Apr 06, 2023

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Have you been seeing amazing AI-generated imagines around the web? They probably come from Midjourney, an AI app. Let's take a look.

E3 is Dead and ESA Offers the Lamest Possible Reason

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Apr 01, 2023

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E3 2023 has been canceled, which really isn't a surprise. But the ESA's lame excuse is preposterous.

E3 is Dead and ESA Offers the Lamest Possible Reason

Want to Live in a Network Paradise? Try Romania

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Mar 26, 2023

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In this article we look at some broadband pricing around the world and uncover some surprising statistics of what things cost where, and explore why that is.

Want to Live in a Network Paradise? Try Romania

QuadraNet Acquires Contegix’ BlackMesh and Private Cloud Division

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Mar 25, 2023

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QuadraNet just announced they're acquiring the BlackMesh CMS and private cloud offerings that Contegix developed. Read on to get all the details on this technology and why QuadraNet made this move.

QuadraNet Acquires Contegix’ BlackMesh and Private Cloud Division

Is Block (formerly Square) Committing Fraud on a Massive Scale?

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Mar 23, 2023

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