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Re:Is Facebook down? (Oct. 5, 9:28PM PST) by codexon on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @12:45AM (#1762756)
You shouldn't trust that website.

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/www.amazon.com

And this really does need to go on the front page because far too many startups are using Facebook Login, and the recent partnership with YC to get YC startups hooked on the FB platform.

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Re:Is Facebook down? (Oct. 5, 9:28PM PST) by jackowayed on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @12:48AM (#1762763)
What's the reason for it thinking www.amazon.com is always down?
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Re:Is Facebook down? (Oct. 5, 9:28PM PST) by Marticus on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @01:01AM (#1762799)
This was discussed a few days ago, and I completely agree.

If you rely on a buggy platform, and it fails, you subsequently have your site fail. This is a perfect example of exactly how this goes about, too.

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