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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 (www.businessinsider.com)
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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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[-] cloud@lazysoci.al 2 points 2 years ago

No way who could have guess

[-] Nurloc@feddit.nu 2 points 2 years ago

I miss dc++ hay day of piracy.

[-] zerohash@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Still great for comics

[-] admin@leemyalone.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Torrents, Bicycles and Self Hosting. Stop complaining about the soup at the soup kitchen and make yourself some dinner.

[-] hardypart@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Techno feudalism is the keyword.

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[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Either way, 2 years ago, an Uber from the airport to the strip was $12-15.

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[-] mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

i.e. touching grass is more attractive by the day

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