That is an interesting problem, but before we worry about this we really should worry if they ever will get to the point where they need to worry about money. If they can’t get uptime issues solved, then there eventually (unfortunately) won’t be any users left. That would be a shame too, because Tumblr is a good platform.
As a side note you really should be reading James Shelley’s blog, it is full of great prose and high level thinking. I love it.
In fact this entire post is both highly quotable and very concerning. I suggest you give it a read.
I think you can substitute “blogging” for a lot of other endeavors you might take on in your life.
Typically I like to let quotes stand on their own with no commentary, but I can’t leave this one alone. Shawn has written an awesome post, and that statement above is one of the best paragraphs I have ever read. I honestly mean that.
I only started getting up early about 2 years ago and, like Shawn, it is my most productive time of day. One thing I like about getting up early is the flow of information — be it email, Twitter, or RSS feeds — is incredibly low. Sitting at my desk after I shower at 5:45am has made this time a silent bubble. Even our cats are too tired to bug me.
I get every minor thing out of the way so that when I get to my office I can immediately start checking off stuff in OmniFocus. I absolutely love the mornings and I am thinking about moving my wake up time to a touch earlier, perhaps 5:30am.