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  1. 03-13-2009, 01:56 PM #1
    Falfa
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    Slashdotted! (Checkpoint Flyer review)

    Site's down thanks to the traffic crush from Slashdot, I guess.

    http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.p...50226&from=rss
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  2. 03-13-2009, 03:25 PM #2
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    The site is back up and working.
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    I have never actually viewed a site...

    before it got slashdotted. I know you guys were not happy, but it gave me a giggle.
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  5. 03-14-2009, 01:30 AM #5
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    I have been on the 'Net since the days of gopher and lynx, and never heard of Slashdot. Always something more to learn, I guess. The Web is real big!
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  6. 03-14-2009, 06:41 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotlib View Post
    I have been on the 'Net since the days of gopher and lynx, and never heard of Slashdot. Always something more to learn, I guess. The Web is real big!
    Here's the Wikipedia entry describing the Slashdot effect. A reference link to this also appears in yesterday's blog.
    Last edited by moriond; 03-14-2009 at 07:02 PM. Reason: Added reference to earlier blog link to the wikipedia definition
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