… its a website run by the US Government. Why does it have such large downtimes in this day and age?

  • @Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world
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    111 year ago

    …so it would be stupid if this works, but it’s a stupid problem in the first place, so try changing the time on your computer to be within their operational hours.

    I recall cheesing videogames with that back in the day, and the UI of a halfway decent videogame would put most govt web design to shame. Worth a shot?

    • @betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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      41 year ago

      On one hand, this seems unlikely to work because it’s easier to check the server’s clock for the time. On the other, it’d be a mistake to expect the government to take the straightforward option when there’s a perfectly good ass-backwards way to screw it up.

    • @CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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      31 year ago

      That’s not going to work on a website with restrictions like this. The restriction is set on the web server, not on the client. Limiting client access by what time it is where THEY are is not a thing.