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My $2/month VPS has stopped and can't even boot, so I've switched provider. It seems like most server providers don't want to offer <$5 machines, and I imagine it's hard to make money at the low end. Several providers require a one-off setup fee too.

Woah, the median price of a .sexy domain is over $2,000! https://tld-list.com/tld/sexy I like the emacs.sexy website, but that's a big chunk of money. The tld-list link above suggests that it's possible to buy these domains for more conventional prices.

I'm fascinated to learn that there's a black market for GitHub stars: https://dagster.io/blog/fake-stars E.g. they can be financially valuable if you're trying to raise money for your start-up.