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Fun to read. Thanks for sharing!

With the risk of sounding a bit arrogant, am I the only one who immediately thought about a timeout issue on the first description of the problem?

As a fan of online gaming I'm painfully aware that ping (and distance to server) matter. Especially when I was in Japan and tried to play with my friends in Germany, the fact that packets were routed over the US to Europe resulting in ~250ms pings was a constant annoyance.

Probably my fifth read through and still love it.

My first time. Absolutely hilarious!

Wait. How come it wasn't ~280 miles then?

EDIT: Never mind, answered in the FAQ.