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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.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 127 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] p05@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] bkmps3@aussie.zone 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

[–] wagoner@infosec.pub 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] demlet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

[–] HomebrewHedonist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I love this response. 😀