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Slashdot Outage Update

Posted by whipslash on from the rumors-of-our-demise-were-exaggerated-by-netcraft dept.

Obviously Slashdot has had some issues the past couple days. For those wondering, we inherited an aging hardware setup in the acquisition that was located physically far away from us. We made a big investment in a new hardware set up, and ran into sizable issues including a massive DDOS during the migration process. Going forward we expect much better uptime. If we inconvenienced anyone, we're sorry. If it's any consolation, it wasn't fun for us either, and our team worked non-stop for days to get Slashdot back online. With our new infrastructure in place, we will be dedicating a lot of time and resources this year to improving Slashdot.

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  1. Also by whipslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I appreciate the concern, conspiracy theories, and even the anger and vitriol. It's nice to see people care.

  2. Re:Keep up the good work. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's right. We need you. Plus, no other sites will have us.

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  3. Re:"We inheritied" by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    We're not blaming anyone.

    Oh, we get it. *wink*

    You're not saying it was the Russians, but it was totally the Russians.

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    You are welcome on my lawn.
  4. Re:Thanks but by sheramil · · Score: 3, Funny

    Was it so hard to tell us that?

    ... yeah, it was. The site was down.