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Re: Ozbricks.net is down AGAIN. Any ideas for web hosting?
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Thu, 13 Feb 2003 02:55:17 GMT
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Well, this was a special case.  A link page called Fark.com linked to the
Lord of the Rings pages on ozbricks, which pretty much crushed the server
into a pulp.  About 16,000 clicks, according to the fark.com page.  That, • my
friend, is the slashdot effect, and it can bring even the best amateur web
pages to their knees.

Adrian

And on that note feel free to put a
"We was all FARK-ed on xx/xxx/xx" and a deeplink
to this picture
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DaveG/Section-3/thumb/karfkarf.jpg_thumb.jpg
if only to mess with Drew's head. :)

HA!  Not much would probably mess with Drew's head though, i've seen him in many
different states of mind, and he was always pretty composed :)



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  Re: Ozbricks.net is down AGAIN. Any ideas for web hosting?
 
(...) Heh. Oralse kitty. I personally use the .gif someone made of the kitty flying whenever I feel the need to link to a kitten. Or else one of the "No Hands Kitten" parodies. All you have to do now is find a puppy and a Scala bun. Anyways, getting (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
  Re: Ozbricks.net is down AGAIN. Any ideas for web hosting?
 
(...) More as in "Oh no! Not yet another cheap/lame kitty gag." :) Best DaveG (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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(...) And on that note feel free to put a "We was all FARK-ed on xx/xxx/xx" and a deeplink to this picture (URL) only to mess with Drew's head. :) Best DaveG PS: Large. (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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