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Seems to have crashed reddit.com at the moment.
Why does reddit crash so often?
It's like running a tenth of a twitter with a 10k char limit, if twitter had 10 people on development/operations
I think it's particularly interesting to watch some internet event go "mainstream" and watch even large services like reddit strain under the load. Put some perspective around how many people true mainstream media services reach.
I think it's particularly interesting to watch some internet event go "mainstream" and watch even large services like reddit strain under the load. Put some perspective around how many people true mainstream media services reach.
... so naturally I'll refresh it every few seconds.
- This is so cool, the President of the United States is going to use our website to answer questions!
- OMG, the site is down and the President wants to use our site, fix this now!
I imagine the emotions at Reddit HQ must be all over the place for employees right now: - This is so cool, the President of the United States is going to use our website to answer questions! - OMG, the site is down and the President wants to use our site, fix this now!
Joking aside, I predict disappointment. Reddit users will want hard-hitting answers, Obama will definitely not give them (already the internet freedom question has been fluffy-answered). In all honestly, no-one should expect anything else- the POTUS is not going to unveil new thoughts and strategies through Reddit.
That said, it shows how far they've come from the "jailbait" scandal a few months ago, but I strongly suspect Republicans will refer back to it in good time.
EDIT: Hey, at least PresidentObama bought Reddit Gold. Somehow I doubt it'll be enough to cover the bandwidth, though.