Updated rate limits for unauthenticated requests - GitHub Changelog

To provide a secure and dependable experience on GitHub, we’re rolling out updates to rate limits for requests made without authentication. These changes will apply to operations like cloning repositories…

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It had to happen. Reddit shut down #JoeyforReddit after telling its dev they would negotiate #APIchanges but then shutting off his access to API with no warning, leaving him and his users in the lurch. Then I installed #boostforeddit but that didn't work anymore despite still being in the store, so now I'm using #AtomForReddit. Hopefully it works for a while, but at least now I have a backup platform.