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Maybe they're having issues fulfilling individual users requests, so blocked the archive team to help reduce stress? I can't imagine they'll want to spin up ne
by craigmccaskill 12y ago
Maybe they're having issues fulfilling individual users requests, so blocked the archive team to help reduce stress?
I can't imagine they'll want to spin up new machines, so it makes sense to throttle/limit/block.
Not sure I'd immediately jump to malice here.
- duskwuff 12y agoNo, like, right now images hosted on Twitpic are completely inaccessible. You can't view them at all.
- craigmccaskill 12y agoThat doesn't mean this isn't an effort to reduce stress on the user collection download system. I'm not saying that it isn't malicious. I just don't think it's wise to jump to that conclusion straight away.
- dthunt 12y agoName the next plausible explanation and how likely you think it is relative to 'save money, screw your data'. I think you'll have takers on a bet at those odds, given what you just said.
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