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Re:Show HN: ifcfg.net by joshguthrie on Sunday November 17, 2013 @06:55PM (#6751630)

  $ time curl ifconfig.me
  88.177.189.XX
  curl ifconfig.me  0,01s user 0,01s system 0% cpu 2,517 total
  $
How is this for "cluttered with ads, taking too many seconds to respond"?
Re:Show HN: ifcfg.net by namidark on Sunday November 17, 2013 @07:06PM (#6751669)
I've had the response time vary wildly -- also try opening that up in a browser and you'll see what I mean.
Re:Show HN: ifcfg.net by mikewhy on Sunday November 17, 2013 @08:07PM (#6751920)
There's also ip.appspot.com, circa 2005

    $ time curl ip.appspot.com
    76.11.33.XXX

    real    0m0.184s
    user    0m0.007s
    sys     0m0.006s