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GrubHub Was Getting 6000 Orders a Minute During Its Promo Today; seeding chaos (buzzfeednews.com)
5 points by cwwc on May 18, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


"Is your platform I/O or CPU bound?"

"Neither, it's MWW (minimum wage worker) bound"


I wondered beforehand how they were going to manage it, and indeed, they cancelled my order and refunded me (for the og full price of the meal).




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