[nnx]

Days in advance would have been enough to prepare a static page for SPAR19 alone, updated minutely or something... would cost practically nothing, especially if served from CDN edges.

[woweoe]

The website is a sort-of voluntary enthusiast thing where subscription fees cover the costs of everything.

[tpmx]

Their 2021 revenue was $25M.

[tshaddox]

I would be surprised if that's not already the architecture of a website like this, especially if keeping infrastructure costs low is a significant requirement for the business.

[Aachen]

Somebody pays for that bandwidth though?