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Re:FlightRadar24 crashes due to surge in users tracking SPAR19 by toomanyrichies on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @12:49PM (#32321129)
FWIW, there's also "simple.wikipedia.org", which has plain-English definitions for many of the most popular entries in regular Wikipedia. Here[1] is the entry for "House of Representatives".

> Didn't want to bother with it.

I suspect this is the root cause of the problem. I could see why you'd post such a question here if you had tried Googling, found no relevant results, and ran out of options for doing the work yourself. But that doesn't sound like what happened. Instead, it sounds like you had the ability to continue Googling, but decided to let others do your research for you. That's like saying your time is more valuable than other people's time. Do you see the problem there?

1. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives

Re:FlightRadar24 crashes due to surge in users tracking SPAR19 by selectodude on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @01:19PM (#32321592)
The fastest way to get an accurate answer is to post the wrong answer on a forum with a bunch of nerds :)
Re:FlightRadar24 crashes due to surge in users tracking SPAR19 by 2143 on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @02:20PM (#32322413)
> Here[1] is the entry for "House of Representatives".

Thank you for taking the time. Much appreciated.

> Instead, it sounds like you had the ability to continue Googling, but decided to let others do your research for you.

No. I did not decide to let others do the research.

I simply stopped doing the research. Didn't want to find out more, because deep knowlege of the House of Representatives does not add much value to my life. And neither is it a topic I'm interested in (like, I have spent hours reading and learning about comets because that's something I'm interested in, even though it too doesn't provide much tangible value to my life).

> That's like saying your time is more valuable than other people's time.

Wrong. It's like saying I don't want to spend too much time on this.

I never asked anybody else to do anything on my behalf. Frankly I never expected this to upset people.

Re:FlightRadar24 crashes due to surge in users tracking SPAR19 by krzyk on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @03:04PM (#32322925)
Yeah, but it would also cause all other non US readers to do the same. It is nice to have explanation here.
Re:FlightRadar24 crashes due to surge in users tracking SPAR19 by cycomanic on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @01:52AM (#32328105)
I don't know. I'm not an American and I know what the house of representatives is, I also know what the chinese national congress is and who is the president of France and who is Modi. I suggest it is a good thing to invest some time into reading international news, because so much of what influences our daily life is determined by international politics and the big players in it.