Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

Post by DanBC » Tue, Jun 10, 2014, 1:21 PM UTC

jnbiche wrote: post #35

akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

Look, I think the message delivery here is very poor -- there's no need to be rude. And getting angry is uncalled for. That said, I do agree with the sentiment expressed here: it is pretty amazing that a site that is really a nexus of high-tech Silicon Valley companies and figures -- quite possibly the most popular one in that segment -- still has downtime and a web interface reminiscent of the 1990s. And I disagree…

Post by jnbiche » Tue, Jun 10, 2014, 1:21 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #32

antirez wrote: post #17

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I agree with the content of your message, but: > free from ads It is not, to insert news to hire hackers for YCombinator startups is an incredibly useful thing who run this site is getting back, and it is a form of advertising.

I see that as a service to the Hackers just as much as to the start-ups. Everybody wins.

Post by User9812 » Tue, Jun 10, 2014, 1:22 PM UTC

DanBC wrote: post #28

User9812 wrote: post #21

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Not sure why you were downvoted, but I completely agree. I get the 'Unknown or expired link' message all the time because I'll write long comments, or write part of a comment, get sidetracked, then finish. There's no reason for this error message, and to have tokens time out after what feels like a matter of minutes. Then of course this happens on the homepage too, when you click 'more', after being inactive for a wh…

It's a way of warning you that someone else might have made the same point that you're about to make and that you should reply in a fresh thread. Prepare your replies in a text editor and copy 'n' paste them to the new text entry box.

Post by jacquesm » Tue, Jun 10, 2014, 1:23 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #40

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First of all, thanks Dan for all the hard work. Think about it this way: you need your fix so badly that within minutes you're back here to vent your frustration. And yet you have nowhere else to go. So HN can afford the downtime easily, and with what I know of the way it is put together the reliability is astounding. Now imagine it shuttin HN down for a month! (I sensed a disturbance in the force there when you read…

> thanks Dan Thank Nick! I did keep him company though.

Post by jnbiche » Tue, Jun 10, 2014, 1:31 PM UTC

DanBC wrote: post #41

jnbiche wrote: post #35

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Look, I think the message delivery here is very poor -- there's no need to be rude. And getting angry is uncalled for. That said, I do agree with the sentiment expressed here: it is pretty amazing that a site that is really a nexus of high-tech Silicon Valley companies and figures -- quite possibly the most popular one in that segment -- still has downtime and a web interface reminiscent of the 1990s. And I disagree…

Let's make sure dang is wearing a shirt and tie everyday. Maybe we should be asking to see some timesheets? Oh, and about those TPS reports? We're putting cover sheets on the reports before they go out now. So if you could go ahead and try to remember to do that from now on, that'd be great. All right!