# Why so many timeouts?

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**Created:** [March 19, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-timeouts/849815 "2020-03-19T17:06:24Z")
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### Author: ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-timeouts/849815/4 "2020-03-19T17:59:18Z")

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> [@Hello? Mods? TubaDiva?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-mods-tubadiva/848252/193):
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> …the system is not acting logically. It’s failing.
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> We keep hearing of intermittent episodes of various things not operating correctly. I’m convinced we’re in some kind of death spiral.

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