Is this basically Ubuntu?

They do intentionally hold back packages based on a random value to do gradual rollouts. See below:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1431940/what-are-phased-updates-and-why-does-ubuntu-use-them

Could this be your issue?

If an instance is just being slow I’ll hop on to one of my other accounts, let alone down. My client makes that easy to do.

User-driven load balancing!

I feel like a gigabyte of installation materials is probably a bit more than necessary.

I hate Pinterest links. I don’t even click if it looks like Pinterest. Might as well not exist.

There are moments where it’s like playing a really good game from growing up but for the first time all over again.

Hear yourself a-crackinn

Like an old kaa-zoo 🎵

Yup. My neighbor’s car is outside right now getting their daily parking ticket. They just pay them because they can afford it.