Slashdot Got Slashdotted?

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Been that way for the past half hour. Nice to see them getting a bit of their own medicine, I say!!!

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  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    For shame! You think nerds of all people would know how to keep a site running <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    Well.. "slashdotted" is normally the result of high traffic... i'm pretty sure they are just having server trouble, i'd say.
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  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    what is slashdot?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    forgive me for asking <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    It's up again..
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    And 404NotFound joins the ranks of the humorless...

    Yes, we know dude. You must be a founding member over there with wit analysis skills like those...

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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-MonsieurEvil+Feb 18 2004, 10:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Feb 18 2004, 10:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And 404NotFound joins the ranks of the humorless...

    Yes, we know dude. You must be a founding member over there with wit analysis skills like those...

    <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, sorry.. i'm a humorless ****.. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    Can't help it...
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    And now will the slashdot guys tell us why? Time will tell... so far, no mention.
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-MonsieurEvil+Feb 18 2004, 10:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Feb 18 2004, 10:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And now will the slashdot guys tell us why? Time will tell... so far, no mention. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, this happened a few days ago, too i think.. They didn't say anything about it.

    I'll have to sift through the troll comments for any news of the subject.. bleh.
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-MonsieurEvil+Feb 18 2004, 11:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Feb 18 2004, 11:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And now will the slashdot guys tell us why? Time will tell... so far, no mention. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    WAIT THEIR LINUX BOX DIDN'T CRASH DID IT??!?!?!?1111
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Windelkron+Feb 19 2004, 03:15 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Windelkron @ Feb 19 2004, 03:15 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> what is slashdot?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    forgive me for asking <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    A computer / tech website that generates disturbing amounts of traffic.

    <a href='http://www.slashdot.org/' target='_blank'>/.</a> appears to be working fine again.
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Like I said before, it's the irony of the year. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Feb 19 2004, 12:11 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Feb 19 2004, 12:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Windelkron+Feb 19 2004, 03:15 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Windelkron @ Feb 19 2004, 03:15 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> what is slashdot?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    forgive me for asking <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    A computer / tech website that generates disturbing amounts of traffic.

    <a href='http://www.slashdot.org/' target='_blank'>/.</a> appears to be working fine again. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    To expand on that, a "slashdoting" occurs when a slashdot news blurb links to a host with insufficient badwidth to deal with the number of hits they recieve as a result of the linking.
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    they had an article recently about google's logo image link slashdotting a little page it linked to, and then of course they posted the page, effectively tripling the hit count to the poor fractal server image host <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ZeroByteZeroByte Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3057Members
    There's a few sites that have the power of the death star on the internet when it comes to posting links. So, far the one's I've seen taking websites down are Slashdot and Penny Arcade. I'm sure there's more, but irunno.
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  • Speed_2_DaveSpeed_2_Dave Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8788Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-ZeroByte+Feb 19 2004, 04:08 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ZeroByte @ Feb 19 2004, 04:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> There's a few sites that have the power of the death star on the internet when it comes to posting links. So, far the one's I've seen taking websites down are Slashdot and Penny Arcade. I'm sure there's more, but irunno. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Fark! Fark.com! Can't forget that one.
    Farked, Wanged, Slashdotted.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Haha. I love slashdot. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • OkaboreOkabore Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9505Members
    Mega Tokyo
    Don't forget Mega Tokyo
    The place for the L337 comics <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    b3ta has been known to take out a few websites. b3ta > Fark. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    Beh slashdot goes out every once in a while anyway, just not normally for long. Sometimes you just have to compile a new kernel <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin-taboofires+Feb 19 2004, 10:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (taboofires @ Feb 19 2004, 10:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Beh slashdot goes out every once in a while anyway, just not normally for long. Sometimes you just have to compile a new kernel <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I would assume though that the site runs on several load-balanced servers, not just on one box. Anyone know for sure?
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  • StarchyStarchy Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15727Members, Constellation
    edited February 2004
    Don't ever speak wrongly of Slashdot, Slashdot is safe, Slashdot is sound!

    And yes Monsieur the site does run on several load-balanced servers, i'm pretty sure of that.
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-MonsieurEvil+Feb 19 2004, 11:01 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Feb 19 2004, 11:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-taboofires+Feb 19 2004, 10:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (taboofires @ Feb 19 2004, 10:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Beh slashdot goes out every once in a while anyway, just not normally for long.  Sometimes you just have to compile a new kernel <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I would assume though that the site runs on several load-balanced servers, not just on one box. Anyone know for sure? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If I remember right it runs on at least three servers as of their last move. Not sure how they are interconnected, though.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Odd that they managed to kill all 3 - unless they screwed up their load-balancer. Nubs!
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    In case any of you had wondered, no, there's no way Mons would admit to the /.-staff having done anything right <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+Feb 19 2004, 02:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Feb 19 2004, 02:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> In case any of you had wondered, no, there's no way Mons would admit to the /.-staff having done anything right <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What, they can dish it out but they can't take it? Double nub! I like how they act like it never happened - can you imagine if Yahoo or Google or Microsoft were down for an hour every few months? /. would ride them like a pony!
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