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Posted at 6:00 AM on Saturday 11/14/09 by
Ben
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As you all probably know, we've been experiencing some technical difficulties with the site. We were attacked by some big, bad bots (see image) which resulted in downtime for our site. Hopefully we have resolved the issue so we can continue our coverage of Pre-Black Friday Deals, Black Friday Deals and our awesome Black Friday / Cyber Monday Giveaways. We appreciate your patience and understanding, and apologize for the inconvenience caused by the bots. Stay tuned for more Black Friday / Cyber Monday coverage; you don't want to miss out!
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    Bad_CRC - Posted 3:00 pm PST 11/14/09 (580 Posts)  Report Spam

    wb

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    Nivram - Posted 5:14 pm PST 11/14/09 (1754 Posts)  Report Spam

    Ben, did you check to see if the side of that roomba said Cyberdyne Systems on it?? Shocked

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    jfh777 - Posted 5:46 pm PST 11/14/09 (150 Posts)  Report Spam

    Actually had to work instead of surfing for bargains. Glad you survived and are back.

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    NoClueHere - Posted 6:13 pm PST 11/14/09 (185 Posts)  Report Spam

    Ben probably picked up some virus surfing the porn sites and is using bots as an excuse.

    Come on Ben admit it...when you are not putting up these great bargains you are surfing for porn!

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    ruffjustice - Posted 6:54 pm PST 11/14/09 (698 Posts)  Report Spam

    bots busters to rescue !

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    bunnie - Posted 7:31 pm PST 11/14/09 (342 Posts)  Report Spam

    What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

    Now you have fixed whatever vulnerability the bastards found and you are even greater than before.

    Congratulations, Bunnie

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    m0f0 - Posted 9:29 pm PST 11/14/09 (7605 Posts)  Report Spam

    *smirk*

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    pcamature - Posted 1:19 am PST 11/15/09 (827 Posts)  Report Spam

    what was going on?

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    Chrisman - Posted 2:36 pm PST 11/15/09 (3247 Posts)  Report Spam

    I traveled to China, unable to surf/shop/generally annoy others, and Ben's website goes down? Coincidence? I think NOT!!!! I am humbled and grateful for the attempt to 'wait' for me...

    THANKS BEN!

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    smalltalkdan - Posted 2:59 pm PST 11/15/09 (48 Posts)  Report Spam

    I'z lolbot got benz

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    Anonymous - Posted 4:48 pm PST 11/15/09 (16776922 Posts)  Report Spam

    Removed by forum Administrator

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    nix - Posted 10:18 am PST 11/16/09 (534 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yeah it's been annoying. Good luck with the repairs! We're gonna need you in the next few weeks!

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    mnmason - Posted 9:54 am PST 11/18/09 (25 Posts)  Report Spam

    I didn't know what to do when the site was down, its usually a part of my fix for the day.

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    RKLE - Posted 6:13 pm PST 11/19/09 (8956 Posts)  Report Spam

    No problem. You are solid now.

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    fech - Posted 3:10 pm PST 11/23/09 (35 Posts)  Report Spam

    interesting.

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    neerpandya - Posted 3:26 pm PST 11/30/09 (60 Posts)  Report Spam

    i need one

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    fech - Posted 5:37 am PST 12/20/09 (35 Posts)  Report Spam

    do i need this?

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