In Azure console I was spinning up a new SQL Server and it told me the name as already taken. I added some more text to make it unique, but it insisted THAT was also taken. It was not. I deleted the entire string and re-entered it exactly the same and it was fine. That was syntax gaslighting

Now do losing weight....

Signal ***clone*** -- but why? Just why???

Darn Token Ring acting up again.....

FWIW, Amazon engineers (as in those working on the store, prime video, Alexa, etc), are VERY aware of cost. When I was a Solutions Architect there, it came up all the time