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Why Anonymous Can't Take Down Amazon.com

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-imagine dept.

suraj.sun writes "The website-attacking group 'Anonymous' tried and failed to take down Amazon.com on Thursday. The group's vengeance horde quickly found out something techies have known for years: Amazon, which has built one of the world's most invincible websites, is almost impossible to crash.... Anonymous quickly figured that out. Less than an hour after setting its sights on Amazon, the group's organizers called off the attempt. 'We don't have enough forces,' they tweeted."

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  1. Re:FFS by oldspewey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wasn't Waterloo exactly like this, except for the fact it was completely different?

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  2. Its only because... by Haedrian · · Score: 4, Funny

    They used the wrong tactic. The only thing that will bring down a beast like Amazon is a hardware malfunction

    http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/12/13/1333223/Amazon-Says-Hardware-Not-Hackers-Caused-Outage

    They should be tossing hamsters or other small rodents into their server rooms. That'll show em.

    1. Re:Its only because... by Mongoose+Disciple · · Score: 5, Funny

      They should be tossing hamsters or other small rodents into their server rooms. That'll show em.

      Sure, but it's awfully hard to do that from your mom's basement.

    2. Re:Its only because... by SethThresher · · Score: 5, Funny

      Instead of new server rack, package contained bobcats. Would not buy again.

  3. Re:FFS by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, a lot more harmonies and synthesizers, as well as a danceable beat.

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  4. Re:FFS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought Waterloo was a water-based amusement park frequented Napoleon Bonaparte and his most excellent friends.

  5. They were hoping for the ultimate Amazon punishmen by Megahard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Death by snu-snu

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  6. Annonymous is legion... by Rhacman · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...for sufficiently small values of 'legion'.

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  7. Re:FFS by pspahn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or possibly mutated into some kind of freakish super hero with a giant lightning rod.

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  8. Re:FFS by silverglade00 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, it's not a dictionary-based attack...