# CloudFront?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585>\
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**Created:** [May 14, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585 "2017-05-14T11:34:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585/1 "2017-05-14T11:34:02Z")

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Twice this morning I’ve gotten an error, once trying to bring up a thread, once trying to report a thread. The error is:

\*CloudFront attempted to establish a connection with the origin, but either the attempt failed or the origin closed the connection.

Generated by cloudfront (CloudFront)\*

A quick dive into [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_CloudFront) shows that it is a CDN service provided by Amazon. Are the hamsters being provided by Amazon now or is this some kind of bizzaro hijacking?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585/2 "2017-05-14T11:56:31Z")

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They are our hamster provider. There’s no weird hijacking going on.

Their servers were apparently borked for a bit this morning. Seems to be ok now.

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585/3 "2017-05-15T16:02:32Z")

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I, for one, welcome our new hamster overlords. Or is it Amazon?

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585/4 "2017-05-15T20:53:24Z")

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Cloudfront sounds like a messageboard for the alt right.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585/5 "2017-05-16T12:26:52Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> Cloudfront sounds like a messageboard for the alt right.

Yeah, I winced thinking at first this had to do with that other \<weatherterm\>Front site.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudfront/786585/6 "2017-05-16T13:32:45Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> I, for one, welcome our new hamster overlords. Or is it Amazon?

Amazonian hamsters?