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Re:Linux Performance by mrsernine on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:20AM (#13498665)
Seems like posting to HN is a good way to trigger a DDOS
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Re:Linux Performance by draugadrotten on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:24AM (#13498685)
HN the new /.
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Re:Linux Performance by digi_owl on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:30AM (#13498702)
/. was the original, but since then sites like Reddit and HN, never mind facebook or G+, can also trigger a traffic spike.

I seem to recall that the blog of some physicist hit the front of multiple such sites on the same day, effectively taking down the whole hosting service.

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