27 Jan
As of 11:25pm EST we did some optimization of sql code on the hardware side that should allow us to cope with the demand spike.
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Since 5pm we’ve had two service interruptions of 10 minutes or less, due to a traffic overload (we believe). We’re investigating now. The servers may be experiencing slowdowns or sporadic (temporary) failures. The good folks at stumbleupon seem to have stumbledupon us. When it rains it pours.
Our sincere apologies for all the problems this weekend. We’ll all get through them together.
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