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What the Heck Happened to Cloudflare Yesterday? Flexential PDX02 Generator Outage Appears to Be the Root Cause

Cloudflare had - strike that, is having - a bad outage, starting yesterday. Dashboard and related services. The root cause? Faulty power redundancy.

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What the Heck Happened to Cloudflare Yesterday?  Flexential PDX02 Generator Outage Appears to Be the Root Cause

Visiting China? Which VPN Do You Need?

If you're headed to China, you're entering a world quite alien to the computing environment you find in the free world. Tip-to-toe surveillance.  Chinese-subverted versions of popular Internet services.  And the Great Firewall of China, keeping you from accessing the sites and servers you take for granted. Is there any way out for tourists?

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Visiting China?  Which VPN Do You Need?

Kiwi Farms’ Joshua Moon Is Seething Over 'Cogent Censorship'

42 hosts and 7 countries later, Kiwi Farms is de-platformed again. Joshua Moon is absolutely seething about it. And this time it's not even Hurricane Electric! Here's the latest on freedom of speech.

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Kiwi Farms’ Joshua Moon Is Seething Over 'Cogent Censorship'

Community News - RackNerd Gives Back! Major Sponsorship for Local Oktoberfest Charity Event Benefits Foster Children

RackNerd, a well-known provider within the LowEndBox and LowEndTalk community, has recently sponsored an Oktoberfest Charity event with the aim of enriching the lives of foster children through the Children’s Foundation of America.

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Community News - RackNerd Gives Back! Major Sponsorship for Local Oktoberfest Charity Event Benefits Foster Children

LowEndLOLs Flashback: Happy Halloween!

Would you like to go as a SummarHost CEO, WebHostingTalk, a Russian FSB spammer, or maybe a LowEndTalk moderator? We've got costume kits to make your Halloween memorable! Enjoy and be sure to share your candy.

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LowEndLOLs Flashback: Happy Halloween!

All the Ways AI Is Going to Ruin the World, Courtesy the UK

Later this week, humans from around the world are going to gather for an AI Safety Summit hosted by the UK.  The briefing paper is already out, and it is a well-written overview of the state of AI and its risks.

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All the Ways AI Is Going to Ruin the World, Courtesy the UK

DigitalOcean: In November 2021, the Stock was at $125. Now It's At $20.

Why has Digital Ocean stock tanked fro $125 to $20 in less than two years?

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DigitalOcean: In November 2021, the Stock was at $125.  Now It's At $20.

My Baldur's Gate Review: Why I Didn't Make it Through Act III

Baldur's Gate III was the game story of 2023. Here's my in-depth review: the good, the bad, the ugly (aka Githyanki), and why I didn't make it through Act III.

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My Baldur's Gate Review: Why I Didn't Make it Through Act III

Pssst...Hey Kid...Wanna Buy a Used VPS?

You might think that services such as VMs, dedicated servers, and shared hosting solutions can only be bought from service providers. You'd be wrong.

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Pssst...Hey Kid...Wanna Buy a Used VPS?

WHMCS License Verification is Buggy Garbage Because Oakley Capital Can't Afford to Fix It

WHMCS has a license verification tool and it's badly broken. And has been for a long time.

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WHMCS License Verification is Buggy Garbage Because Oakley Capital Can't Afford to Fix It

Less Than a Month Away: What Do YOU Want to See for Black Friday?

We're less than a month away from the greatest sales event on the planet: Black Friday 2023. What's on your shopping list?

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Less Than a Month Away: What Do YOU Want to See for Black Friday?

HXServers Releases Statement on Massive Mistake of Randomly Deleting Customer Data Without Notice

HXServers has been getting absolutely torched to a crisp over at LowEndTalk. Here's why, and their response to the entire situation.

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HXServers Releases Statement on Massive Mistake of Randomly Deleting Customer Data Without Notice

The Art of Writing a Good Root Cause Analysis/Reason for Outage

The art of writing an RCA is not complicated. We recently had a good example of one on LowEndTalk.

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The Art of Writing a Good Root Cause Analysis/Reason for Outage

How Are Residential IPs Obtained for Proxies and VPNs? Is It Legal?

It's much smoother browsing the internet on a residential IP address -- you won't have to deal with hardly as much headaches in terms of blocked IPs, CAPTCHAs and beyond in comparison to a data center IP address. So, it's nice to be able to use a residential IP address on your VPN or proxy. But... how are these obtained? Is it legal? Ethical? Let's talk about it.

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How Are Residential IPs Obtained for Proxies and VPNs? Is It Legal?

Four Customers Who Found Out the Hard Way You Need To Backup Your Cloud Data

To the cloud! It's this magical place where resources are infinite, SLAs are tight, and you never need to back things up because that's all handled by the provider.  Right? Well...

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Four Customers Who Found Out the Hard Way You Need To Backup Your Cloud Data

OpenAI Releases Dall-E 3 Beta for ChatGPT Subscribers, Here’s How To Use It

Interested in generating high-quality images with ChatGPT? Hate Midjourney? Well then, I have good news for you: OpenAI has finally integrated Dall-E 3 with ChatGPT for plus and enterprise customers. Let's dive into the functionality it offers in its beta.

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OpenAI Releases Dall-E 3 Beta for ChatGPT Subscribers, Here’s How To Use It

The Reason Scientology is Fighting Right-to-Repair That No One is Talking About

A few media outlets have reported that the Church of Scientology is opposing right-to-repair legislation. But the reason might be a little surprising.

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The Reason Scientology is Fighting Right-to-Repair That No One is Talking About

SerpBear: A Free Open-Source Google Page Ranking Tracker That’s Better Than You’d Expect

SEO is lucrative, that's why tracking your Google search results is important. The problem is, the popular SEO tracking solutions like Ahrefs, SemRush, and the like cost hundreds of dollars. So, I gave a free page rank tracking solution, SerpBear, a shot. The verdict? It works surprisingly well, let me break it down for you...

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SerpBear: A Free Open-Source Google Page Ranking Tracker That’s Better Than You’d Expect

Did AI Cause StackOverflow's Massive Job Cuts, or Did StackOverflow's Community?

StackOverflow has been sailing in rough waters lately and has just hit another reef. Massive job cuts have been announced. Is SO designed for failure?

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Did AI Cause StackOverflow's Massive Job Cuts, or Did StackOverflow's Community?

Servacus: "Get Out. You Have Nine Days."

Servacus is winding down operations in one of their DCs. They've had a rough go, as reviews indicate.

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Servacus:

Do We Finally Have a Free WHMCS Alternative With Paymenter?

All of the hosting billing solutions on the market right now are dinosaurs, and the king of the dinosaurs, WHMCS, keeps raising prices without adding any improvements. Thus, the demand for new options on the market. The question is, though, is Paymenter up to the task?

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Do We Finally Have a Free WHMCS Alternative With Paymenter?

Looking for a Job? Looking for a Great Employee? Maybe Our Community Can Help!

We have an informal job posting thread on LowEndTalk and some employers and employees have matched up already. We'd love to keep it going, so if you're looking on either side of the table, check it out.

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Looking for a Job?  Looking for a Great Employee?  Maybe Our Community Can Help!

Starting a Forum? Strong Opinions on Which Platform to Choose

In case you didn't know, forums are dead and have been completely obsolete for 20 years. Yet, they keep growing and people keep starting them. Here's our take on popular forum software.

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Starting a Forum?  Strong Opinions on Which Platform to Choose

The Only Reason to Have an Email Address in 2023

Nowadays you communicate with people over Discord, Whatsapp, SnapChat, and if you're a boomer, maybe Facebook Messenger.  Do you even use your email any more?  Is there any reason to still have an account? There's one very good reason.

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The Only Reason to Have an Email Address in 2023

Omi in a Hellcat: How the Founder of the $30M IPTV Streaming Service, Gears TV Reloaded, Got Himself Sentenced to Prison by Flexing His Wealth on YouTube

Omi in a Hellcat grew to YouTube stardom very quickly by flexing his wealth in a very blatant (even a bit obnoxious) type of way. It worked temporarily, but... the problem is, you need to be able to explain where your wealth is coming from when you center your image around it. Plus, more than just civilians can watch YouTube...

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Omi in a Hellcat: How the Founder of the $30M IPTV Streaming Service, Gears TV Reloaded, Got Himself Sentenced to Prison by Flexing His Wealth on YouTube

Fresh Meat Weekend: Use This Hack to Get a Super-Cheap VPS in Stockholm, Sweden!

This provider has a pretty good deal in Stockholm, Sweden but you can make it exceptional with this little hack. Or as the clickbaiters say, this ONE WEIRD TRICK...

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Fresh Meat Weekend: Use This Hack to Get a Super-Cheap VPS in Stockholm, Sweden!

Providers: Black Friday is Coming! Get Your Offers in NOW or Miss Out on the Greatest Retail Event of the Year

The year's greatest retail event - most people would call it the year's greatest event period - is coming soon! If you're a provider, you need to start thinking about how you're going to appeal to our eager audience and get your offers in now.

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Providers: Black Friday is Coming!  Get Your Offers in NOW or Miss Out on the Greatest Retail Event of the Year

What We Know So Far About the Hivelocity VPS Launch

Community provider HiVelocity shared a video announcement on LowEndTalk to tease their upcoming VPS launch. Here's what we know so far.

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What We Know So Far About the Hivelocity VPS Launch
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