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by netsharc 110 days ago
Amusing story of the chaos of timezones in Saudi Arabia and a man who made his own: https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/196902/dinner.at.when....

Linked from https://github.com/eggert/tz/blob/main/asia#L3818

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I enjoyed getting an instant rate limit screen trying to load that blob (and then the one linked from TFA).

I don't think I have anything on my network hammering GH...

Generally, if you're web browser isn't leaking loads of personally identifiable information, everything reacts like you're a bot.
I also get that screen on GitHub occasionally, so it's not just you.