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Yes, they do. Pretty clever idea, I think.
Yes I agree, encrypting the stack trace enable them to share sensitive server side error codes to the client which in return can be easily reported back without having to explain anything or try to decode cryptic custom error messages. This is fantastic!
Interestingly, my youtube-dl archiving script is still chugging along with only a handful of elevated retry rates. So whatever the problem is, it's probably not at the API or CDN layers.
Looks like it's back now.
Some analysts predict YouTube to bring in $15 billion in ad revenue in 2018. If so, they are losing around $28,000 for every minute they are down.
I think you meant $280,000?
Interestingly, my youtube-dl archiving script is still chugging along with only a handful of elevated retry rates. So whatever the problem is, it's probably not at the API or CDN layers.
Both m.youtube.com & the mobile app are down.
Interestingly, my youtube-dl archiving script is still chugging along with only a handful of elevated retry rates. So whatever the problem is, it's probably not at the API or CDN layers.
I was able to finish watching a video on my phone, and it definitely hadn't buffered all of it yet, so some servers must still be able to handle requests for videos.
Woke up randomly at 3am (utc+2). Opened HN. saw this ask HN Think I felt a great disturbance on the net and woke up, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly presented with a black screen on their YouTubes. I fear something terrible has happened
Its working now though.
