this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2023
2221 points (97.7% liked)

Technology

60062 readers
4027 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
2221
Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
397 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 147 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yarrrrr...shiver me timbers. Fly the Jolly Roger high matey, there be booty ta plunder!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Main reason I'm in the works of a nas myself.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

After a long break from the seas, returning after close to 8 years, pirate life has really improved.

Synology + dockers + automation tools = the experience that streaming should have been

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pirating taxis?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You wouldn't download a taxi

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. Yes I would.

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

A fake taxi like they say.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think that's just called robbery, but taxi pirate does have a nice ring to it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

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

I love this response. 😀