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xkcd #3170: Service Outage

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Now, if it were the Canon wiki, it's possible to imagine someone with a productivity-related reason for consulting it, but no one's job requires them to read that much about Admiral Daala.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3170/

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 47 points 8 months ago (6 children)

The curve for people who depend on the service seems wrong. I would expect a sharp drop as soon as the service goes out and then gradually a partial recovery as they find other things to do.

[–] WrittenInRed@piefed.blahaj.zone 25 points 8 months ago

I could see it where they have something else to do at the start, but the longer it goes on the less productive stuff there is to do not relying on the service?

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