Comments on: What’s a slashdotting like? http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/ The Nuts and Bolts of Creating Great Software Products Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: eas http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3705 eas Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:20:14 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/#comment-3705 I had a similarly thrill last week when Harvey Danger's free album download got mentioned on Slashdot and then Fark. We did about 1TB in 24 hours off of a Athlon XP server running Lighttpd. The 100Mbit connection was full for most of the day, but there was plenty of CPU and memory. Made me wish we had a fatter pipe. I think our torrent swarm did a similar volume in the same period. I had a similarly thrill last week when Harvey Danger’s free album download got mentioned on Slashdot and then Fark. We did about 1TB in 24 hours off of a Athlon XP server running Lighttpd. The 100Mbit connection was full for most of the day, but there was plenty of CPU and memory. Made me wish we had a fatter pipe. I think our torrent swarm did a similar volume in the same period.

]]> By: Alexey Shamrin http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 Alexey Shamrin Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:56:57 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/#comment-3639 So it seems to me that nobody was served by the Coral cache. (Why can't I edit or preview comments?) So it seems to me that nobody was served by the Coral cache.
(Why can’t I edit or preview comments?)

]]> By: Alexey Shamrin http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 Alexey Shamrin Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:55:23 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/#comment-3638 > I have no idea how many people (if any) were served up by the Coral cache. I tried to download video from http://www.turbogears.org.nyud.net:8090/docs/wiki20/20MinuteWiki.mov, but was redirected to one of the mirrors you have talked about. The reason seems to be described here: http://wiki.coralcdn.org/wiki.php/Main/FAQ#largefiles > I have no idea how many people (if any) were served up by the Coral cache.

I tried to download video from http://www.turbogears.org.nyud.net:8090/docs/wiki20/20MinuteWiki.mov, but was redirected to one of the mirrors you have talked about.

The reason seems to be described here:
http://wiki.coralcdn.org/wiki.php/Main/FAQ#largefiles

]]> By: tazzzzz http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3553 tazzzzz Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:23:08 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/#comment-3553 Ian: The slashdot crowd certainly broadens the exposure of TurboGears, but is not quite as focused as the original TurboGears announcement... so, I'd expect a lower "conversion rate", but the exposure is still well worth it. The google group added about 40 new members yesterday, when 5-10 had been more typical of late. (There are now over 300 in the main google group, and more than 60 on the announcements group.) Robert: As of this morning, 4,200 more eggs served since yesterday. Koz: It's a good thing I switched hosting companies! Ian:

The slashdot crowd certainly broadens the exposure of TurboGears, but is not quite as focused as the original TurboGears announcement… so, I’d expect a lower “conversion rate”, but the exposure is still well worth it.

The google group added about 40 new members yesterday, when 5-10 had been more typical of late. (There are now over 300 in the main google group, and more than 60 on the announcements group.)

Robert:

As of this morning, 4,200 more eggs served since yesterday.

Koz:

It’s a good thing I switched hosting companies!

]]> By: Michael Koziarski http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3544 Michael Koziarski Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:30:57 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/#comment-3544 What slashdotting!? Told you we'd be fine ;) What slashdotting!?

Told you we’d be fine ;)

]]> By: Robert Kern http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Robert Kern Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:28:30 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/#comment-3542 Now for the important question: how many Eggs got downloaded? Now for the important question: how many Eggs got downloaded?

]]> By: Ian Landsman http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3540 Ian Landsman Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:33:15 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2005/10/10/whats-a-slashdotting-like/#comment-3540 You must be working full time just to coordinate getting all these servers up! This is great. I've always wondered what the actual value of a slashdotting is. I mean sure lots of people will know the name, but does it generate desirable results. In TurboGears case I imagine that would be things like people joining the mailing list, big wigs calling with job offers, etc. You'll have to fill us in on if the slashing actually pushes TG forward. You must be working full time just to coordinate getting all these servers up! This is great. I’ve always wondered what the actual value of a slashdotting is. I mean sure lots of people will know the name, but does it generate desirable results. In TurboGears case I imagine that would be things like people joining the mailing list, big wigs calling with job offers, etc. You’ll have to fill us in on if the slashing actually pushes TG forward.

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