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Same here
Not that ominous. They just worded it badly.
Imagine a scenario: Their computers can make 1000 reports per minute, but right after the article came out million people requested the report, so now the computers have 1000 minutes (17 hours) worth of work scheduled so those in the back of the line will get theirs after 17 hours.