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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And if that's possible, why are servers needed at all? Can't an app just create a server per user and run it on the users device?

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You want to create Facebook and run it on your device? Or Twitter? How do you get posts if your device is switched off?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ever heard of "servers"? Do you think lemm.ee stops working if their admin's laptop goes into standby?