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Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino)

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Re: Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino)

#41
Seems they are going to have a hard time giving away $100,000. They have given away $2,952 in 26 minutes. At that rate they will have given away $13k by the end of their 2 hour limit.

Interesting from a game theory perspective: If everyone had cooperated to select 1000 people to get it, the total winnings would be higher.

Edit: And if it wasn't obvious, the "slow" rate is caused by extremely slow servers.

Re: Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino)

#42

Seems they are going to have a hard time giving away $100,000. They have given away $2,952 in 26 minutes. At that rate they will have given away $13k by the end of their 2 hour limit. Interesting from a game theory perspective: If everyone had cooperated to select 1000 people to get it, the total winnings would be higher. Edit: And if it wasn't obvious, the "slow" rate is caused by extremely slow servers.

The time limit was until 11pm.. so 14 hours not 2

Re: Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino)

#44
It looks like I'm one of the fortunate few who managed to place an order. I had an account set up beforehand but didn't have my cart full until 10:45am or so. SparkFun was, indeed, exceedingly slow but my tactic of pressing "refresh" every minute or so seems to have paid off. I'd say it was an hour's worth of effort in total. Best of luck and keep trying!

Re: Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino)

#46
I am attempting to create an account... wish I'd known beforehand that I needed one, but HN this morning was the first I'd heard of this. It's slow going, but the good news is, it looks like if you can manage to actually get in during the 2hr period, there will still be discounts available.

Re: Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino)

#49
post #42

Seems they are going to have a hard time giving away $100,000. They have given away $2,952 in 26 minutes. At that rate they will have given away $13k by the end of their 2 hour limit. Interesting from a game theory perspective: If everyone had cooperated to select 1000 people to get it, the total winnings would be higher. Edit: And if it wasn't obvious, the "slow" rate is caused by extremely slow servers.

The time limit was until 11pm.. so 14 hours not 2

Ah, thanks! I completely missed that; being a Norwegian AM/PM illiterate.

Re: Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino)

#50
post #24

I'm going to try modesty, but I doubt I'll be able to get through. Also, CloudFront is ideal for events like this.

> Also, CloudFront is ideal for events like this.

Interesting point. I wonder what CF's total peak load/capability is? There were almost certainly upwards of 3000 people (and I think that is a conservative guess) clicking "checkout" within moments of each other.

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