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Tell HN: HN is slow if user is logged-in

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Re: Tell HN: HN is slow if user is logged-in

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Yes, because anonymous users see cached pages. Logged in users don't.

That's a different kind of "slow"; I've seen HN delayed a few minutes when viewed anonymously.

My understanding is that HN keeps sessions in RAM so if there are too many people using it concurrently it really lags.