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HN is up again
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#42HN was down because the failover server also failed: https://twitter.com/HNStatus/status/1545409429113229312 Double disk failure is improbable but not impossible. The most impressive thing is that there seems to be no dataloss, almost whatsoever. Whatever the backup system is, it seems rock solid.
What was the test to determine the dataloss?
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#43It was really funny to read advices to move HN to cloud from all those "experts".
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#44This downtime made me realize (again) how much I appreciate the kind of interesting topics that show up here, the depth of discussion, and a general attitude of good faith that (most) engage with here. I realized how little of this I find elsewhere in my life - whether through Reddit or even my IRL friend circles. This realization saddens me - I feel like I shouldn’t have to rely on HN so much to scratch this particu…
Enjoy it while it's here. When it's gone or you have to move on, we'll miss you too and that's the meaningful part of life.
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#45HN was down because the failover server also failed: https://twitter.com/HNStatus/status/1545409429113229312 Double disk failure is improbable but not impossible. The most impressive thing is that there seems to be no dataloss, almost whatsoever. Whatever the backup system is, it seems rock solid.
CP => !A
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#46HN was down because the failover server also failed: https://twitter.com/HNStatus/status/1545409429113229312 Double disk failure is improbable but not impossible. The most impressive thing is that there seems to be no dataloss, almost whatsoever. Whatever the backup system is, it seems rock solid.
What was the test to determine the dataloss?
I came to the same conclusion by observing that there are posts and comments from only eight hours ago.
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#47This was a rough one. I actually opened slashdot at one point.
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#48HN was down because the failover server also failed: https://twitter.com/HNStatus/status/1545409429113229312 Double disk failure is improbable but not impossible. The most impressive thing is that there seems to be no dataloss, almost whatsoever. Whatever the backup system is, it seems rock solid.
is dang pushing changes and such on his own?
sounds like it is run by one guy
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#49HN was down because the failover server also failed: https://twitter.com/HNStatus/status/1545409429113229312 Double disk failure is improbable but not impossible. The most impressive thing is that there seems to be no dataloss, almost whatsoever. Whatever the backup system is, it seems rock solid.
What was the test to determine the dataloss?
Informal. My last upvote was pretty close to when HN went down, so I expected my karma to go down, but it didn't.
Also I remember the "Why we're going with Rails" story on the front page from before it went down.
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#50I don't think I had ever fully internalized how often I open this site throughout the day. Finish a task? HN. Got frustrated/stuck on a problem? HN break. Waiting for something to install/upload/compile/etc? HN. Needless to say I opened a new tab, typed "n", and hit enter countless times today before my brain caught up with my muscle memory.
I realised this today too. I imagine pretty much all of us are the same!