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eddythompson80 • yesterday at 3:26 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

Can I store few petabytes, and pay for it for one day every 90 days to reset the timer?


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sillysaurusx • yesterday at 3:33 AM

What surprised me about GCP was that yes, you could load all of your training data and model weights (terabytes) into a free starter account, then create a new account after 30 days and transfer the billing obligation from account A to account B.

It was such a blessing for hobbyists, back in ye olde 2019.

radicalbyte • yesterday at 4:41 AM

Given that the cloud providers just put a 0 or two on the cost to determine their prices then yes, you could try.

They'll ban you after a year because it will be against their TOS.

But sure, go for it.

DangitBobby • yesterday at 5:27 AM

Presumably you'd have to back pay the 90 days but it's your life