500ktc

Ask HN: Why does news.Y Combinator.com use a DNS TTL of 1s?

Posted by 500ktc on Saturday November 09, 2024 @06:54PM
from the ask-hn dept.

This result in every page load making a DNS request.This is a questionable technical choice, especially considering HN's status as the SaaS mecca. So it begs the question: Why?If the goal is to be able to rapidly switch to cloudflare when under attack then surely a TTL of 600 or 60 would be sufficient whilst being more respectful of your visitors?

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Re:I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018) on Saturday November 09, 2024 @05:57PM (#42097444)

With all due respect, you're disconnected from reality.

- Earning 500k TC for 15 years equals financial independence and retiring at age 45 if you're careful (even if you lived in a HCOL)

- Earning 50k means working until you're 65 with a meanger 401k and spend the rest of your life depending on social security

Just because high earners aren't billionaires doesn't mean they can relate in any way to someone earning 50k or even 80k, that is absurd.