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WikiLeaks Now Has Hundreds of Mirrors
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6 Dec 2010WikiLeaks is currently not available at WikiLeaks.org. It recently lost its DNS service provider, and the site itself has been battered by DDoS attacks for more than a week now – ever since it first started releasing secret embassy cables. However, when highly coveted information once spreads on the web, there’s no stopping it. Case [...]
Dedicated Server Provider Checklist
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18 Oct 2010I recently read with interest an article on pcmag.com which gave advice on what to look for when buying a server. The comments were well thought through for those purchasing their own server – perhaps for installation into an on-site corporate data center. For those who need to rent a dedicated server from an external [...]
From interrupting your followers with Kanye, to voicing your displeasure with antiquated web browsers, to protesting DDoS attacks, Twibbons have become ingrained in the Twitter community as a way for users to show their support for a cause with their avatars. Now, the project is celebrating a cool milestone: one million users. Beyond the quirky [...]
Twitter Down: It’s Not Just You Seeing the Fail Whale
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20 Jan 2010Update: After 45 minutes of downtime, the Twitter team has responded: “We are experiencing an outage due to an extremely high number of whales. Our on-call team is working on a fix.” Did whales clog the Twitter’s series of tubes or something? In any case, with Twitter on the case it won’t be long until [...]
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Twitter Down: It’s Not Just You Seeing the Fail Whale [UPDATED]
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20 Jan 2010Update: After about an hour of downtime, Twitter seems to be up and running. Here’s what the Twitter team had to say: “We are experiencing an outage due to an extremely high number of whales. Our on-call team is working on a fix.” It’s good to know that Twitter got those extra fail whales out [...]