• mysteryhumpf@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    If I buy a rig I might as well host it on the internet to get back some of the investment and sell the compute to others … wait a minute that’s cloud!

    It’s always cheaper to have the same hardware serve multiple people than just one.

    • SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone
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      2 days ago

      Yes. People occasionally talk about pooling resources / creating a co-op to buy something like this. Easier to split $200K purchase (and probably $10k/month electricity costs) if 200-2000 people chip in. But then…that’s just the cloud with extra steps.

      Can’t says I’ve ever seen a co-op like that work but ICBW