Slashdot

[Asher]

Slashdot just linked Apolyton as a front-page news story.

I think the server's gonna be pummeled shortly.

(Meant to post this here but posted in the OT too)

[Nubclear]

Re: Slashdot

Oh, thats unfortunate. Hopefully the server doesnt break or else I'll have to go to sleep.... That would definately be most unfortunate.

[DrSpike]

I don't wanna look......why was slashdot linking to 'Poly?

[Skanky Burns]

The recent preview of MoO3 by DanQ.

[MarkG]

yeap, we now have double the normal visitors for this time....

so far the server is doing fine....

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by MarkG
so far the server is doing fine....

In Britain we have a verb "to Murray", after Murray Walker, a legendary grand prix commentator whose pronouncement that x could not lose now was the kiss of death.

[Skanky Burns]

What is the normal number of visitors around the time the Americans wake up, and can Apolyton handle 2x that number?

[MarkG]

actually, our top number of visitors on the Settler was yesterday and we were going fine(after of course all the anti-server-load measures had been added)

[Skanky Burns]

Yeah, good work on those additions.

Out of curiosity, how many people were on yesterday?

[MarkG]

540

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by DrSpike


In Britain we have a verb "to Murray", after Murray Walker, a legendary grand prix commentator whose pronouncement that x could not lose now was the kiss of death.

Ahh yes:

"And there's just a few more corners for Nigel Mansell to go to win the Canadian Grand Prix...and...he's going rather slow....HE'S STOPPING HE'S STOPPING!"

[MarkG]

615 and all ok

ftou na min to matia3o!

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin


Ahh yes:

"And there's just a few more corners for Nigel Mansell to go to win the Canadian Grand Prix...and...he's going rather slow....HE'S STOPPING HE'S STOPPING!"

Yeah that was the race that sealed his reputation.........Mansell could see the damned finish line, it was gutting.

Hmm, and it seems Mark may have Murrayed things after all.....it took me 3 attempts to post this.

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by DrSpike

Hmm, and it seems Mark may have Murrayed things after all.....it took me 3 attempts to post this.

'Poly's working perfectly for me, and has been all day.

I'm not sure what the point of this post is, maybe just ....

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by DrSpike


Yeah that was the race that sealed his reputation.........Mansell could see the damned finish line, it was gutting.

Hmm, and it seems Mark may have Murrayed things after all.....it took me 3 attempts to post this.

He's more known for his stupifying comments:

"Do my eyes deceive me, or is Senna's Lotus sounding rough?"

"He's obviously gone in for a wheel change. I say obviously because I can't see it"

"And there's a dry line appearing in the tunnel" (pause while he realises what he's just said) "Obvious really as it has a roof"

'Nigel Mansell had a problem with the wheel-nut on his Williams, then he went on to win brilliantly for Ferrari!'

"and this is the third placed car about to lap the second placed car"

*Threadjack over*