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		Why attackers can't take down Amazon.com (cnn.com)
		8 points by rajdevar on Dec 13, 2010 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

InclinedPlane on Dec 14, 2010 [–]

Suffice it to say that amazon.com receive a lot of traffic from ordinary customers. In comparison, the traffic from even a group as large as 4chan wanting to take down the site is, well, less.

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