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Yes, I wrote a very expensive bug. In my defense I was only seven years old at the time (www.theregister.com)

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[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

While not the same as phone bills, still today electricity changes in cost depending on the time of day. Electricity costs less in the middle of the night. It makes sense to have higher cost during peak demand when charging by usage and there is an impractical bandwidth limit.