It's early morning, but the server is timing out. Hope this doesn't linger...
I got a 503 error a few times on the forum about half an hour ago. Was able to get back on the forums just now and post something, but all the avatars are gone.
I presume that this is related ... I do not seem to be able to log in with the desktop app at the moment ... it thinks for a while before offering the choice of 'Work Offline' ... my internet connections are fine.