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Re:Tell HN: HN is slow if user is logged-in by theandrewbailey on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @09:22AM (#34595312)
Yes, because anonymous users see cached pages. Logged in users don't.
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Re:Tell HN: HN is slow if user is logged-in by PaulHoule on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @09:25AM (#34595343)
That's a different kind of "slow"; I've seen HN delayed a few minutes when viewed anonymously.

My understanding is that HN keeps sessions in RAM so if there are too many people using it concurrently it really lags.

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