Comment by dusted

Comment by dusted 10 months ago

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" 200GB of proxy bandwidth was approximately $500 burned over the course of 6 hours"

The fuck ? So Internet is literally more expensive than buying a drive at amazon, paying for shipping, filling it up putting it on a truck towards a destination anywhere in the world.

chrisandchris 10 months ago

Well, one part of the source of the problem is this, where I not even understand all of the words (a bit exaggarating):

> Skyvern is an AI agent that helps companies automate workflows in the browser. We run leverage proxy networks and run headful browser instances in the cloud to facilitate most of our automations.

So you're doing Selenium, just with Cloud, AI and some other buzzwords you found while Googling?

HaZeust 10 months ago

I mean, yeah, bandwidth costs aren't just about bytes, they're about energy, infrastructure, and routing complexity too.

  • dusted 10 months ago

    Yes, but, honestly, so is the production of rust spinners :)