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For anyone else wondering about the links, I think one of these is the archive.org version of the link jcr removed: https://web.archive.org/web/20150930225625/

• jcr 11y ago
  The second link you posted '/20160127052944/' is bad. It links to an old version, 1.681, and the current version is 1.711 as of an hour or two ago. The version number matters. The url I posted and removed still works fine, so long as it's not originating from HN (i.e. 'referer' checking). If you do a quick web search on 'youtubedown' you'll find it.
  • metasean 11y ago
    Thanks for letting me know the latest archive version was already outdated! If jwz is trying to avoid the HN-effect, then sending people via another route won't completely mitigate the problem. I went ahead and updated the archive.org link. Providing that means HN users don't need to do yet another search and his site shouldn't get hammered nearly as much.