Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Yes. That's the thing about Tarsnap, a service with a TikZ diagram on its front page, built around a Unix utility, that meters in picodollars. It's meant to bilk money from uninformed mom-and-pop backup users.


I'm having a hard time to believe that anyone remotely interested in Tarsnap's value prop is also an "uninformed mom-and-pop".

This "uninformed mom-and-pop" is potentially compiling the client application from source, but can't do basic math to compare tarsnap's pricing to the top 20 or so competitors that rank above tarsnap in SEO?


That was sarcasm. :)


Should have looked at the username, massive egg on face.


I tried Tarsnap briefly once and was charged billions of picodollars. It definitely preys on the ignorant.




Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: