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A comment on DNS record "hn.algolia.com" is gone. Parent comment

Re:DNS record "hn.algolia.com" is gone by rolph on Monday October 09, 2023 @12:54PM (#37822423)
what does algolia search do now that it didnt do before; what does it no longer do; and how does this version change influence UX on HN ?

How does this stand to benefit algolia ?

i for one, was having no problems with the search, what made this nessecary ?

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Re:DNS record "hn.algolia.com" is gone by throwaway11004 on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:16PM (#37822720)
The HN search is a demo/advertisement of Algolia search engine that they run for free. They can update it even if you didn't need any updates.
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Re:DNS record "hn.algolia.com" is gone by rolph on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:29PM (#37822897)
so what i want to know in basic language is, why was the update nessecary?

security holes?

new features?

new shiny version, is better by default?

previous version was deficient with respect to 'modern' tech?

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Re:DNS record "hn.algolia.com" is gone by JdeBP on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:55PM (#37823190)
You are erroneously assuming that the update was for reasons visible to end users like you.

I am sure that Hacker News commenters are a vast mine of "Well, one day we were updating to the new machine to finally get rid of the one with the knackered RAID controller …" type anecdotes illustrating not only the other reasons that upgrades happen but also what can occur when they are performed.

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Re:DNS record "hn.algolia.com" is gone by rolph on Monday October 09, 2023 @02:04PM (#37823279)
>>You are erroneously assuming that the update was for reasons visible to end users like you.<<

asking about something, is not assuming it is true.

asking is about receiving information to clarify murk.

there are a lot of others comments, that are accusations of bad faith, and seem to be doing well.

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