We need to take the site down for about an hour to do some maintenance in an attempt to make the site faster and more stable. We'll put up a blog post later with details of what we are doing.
Thanks for your patience.
Edit: Downvoting this link will not make the downtime go away. ;)
Protip: If you delete your listnook cookie, you should still be able to get the cached copy of listnook from Akamai, but make sure you remember your password or have your email set to recover it. We can't help you if you don't have an email in our system.
Sounds like Australia and New Zealand need to spend a little more time on listnook.
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jedbergJan 6, 2010
+25
They do! I'd love for our traffic graph to be flat throughout the day!
25
gerundronautJan 6, 2010
+27
I've always wanted to write a script that would manipulate my server's traffic so that it would spell out words or draw pretty landscapes in RRDTool. Like, it'd see how much traffic the server was doing, and add more or throttle back as necessary. But I'm a lazy, lazy man.
27
einsteinonabikeJan 6, 2010
+25
I'd upvote you, but I never finish what I st
25
NotDifferentJan 6, 2010
+9
Is there a graph of the traffic per hour somewhere? I'd love to see it.
9
dazzled1Jan 7, 2010
+5
24 hours downtime would give you that but it's not recommended.
5
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+207
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207
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+111
No argument there.
111
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+135
**OBJECTION**
135
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+163
Overruled.
163
bloodsugarsexmagikJan 6, 2010
+97
You should have put your admin colors on for that one.
97
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+63
Good call. Totally forgot.
63
WorldLeaderJan 6, 2010
+30
This is why you need [a switch!!](http://www.listnook.com/r/listnook.com/comments/alhzo/is_your_listnook_slower_than_dirt_today/c0i7p2z)
30
lifeshort_partynakedJan 6, 2010
+12
filibuster!
12
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+8
Hey, isn't it summer down there? No complaints from people that wear shorts in January ;-)
8
wobblymadmanJan 6, 2010
+16
It was this morning.... Winter is forecast again for the afternoon.
16
mansoloJan 7, 2010
+12
Melbourne forecast:
Friday Mostly sunny. Min 61 Max 93
Saturday Sunny. Min 70 Max 96
Sunday Sunny. Min 61 Max 84
Monday Sunny. Min 66 Max 100
and yes, I even converted to F for all you Fers.
Now to put my shorts back on before the boss walks in...
12
LookMumATrollJan 7, 2010
+5
Goddammit, I have sun to avoid!
5
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+11
Can we at lest get a list of what is going to be worked on?
11
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+14
Replacing some single disks with raid arrays.
14
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+20
I'm no network admin but isn't that like replacing a steam engine with a flux capacitor?
20
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+17
Yep.
17
kwhJan 6, 2010
+3
did you fire the knucklehead who put hardware into production without RAID protection in the first place?
3
jedbergJan 7, 2010
+7
That would be me, and no. The disk are already RAID underneath, we're just making them "more raid" to get better performance. It will all be explained in the blog.
7
capecodcarlJan 7, 2010
+1
I thought Listnook was hosted in the magical Amazon cloud now though.
1
Snafu7Jan 6, 2010
+45
But... but... what will I do?
45
replicacobraJan 6, 2010
+25
Work on your movie list, or your book list. I wouldn't venture out into the outside world, it's scary.
25
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+12
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my_cat_joeJan 6, 2010
+6
No joke. I thought it was cold yesterday, but today it's 10 degrees colder. F*** outside for the time being.
6
loveoflinuxJan 6, 2010
+3
It's going to be at least 70F every day this week. I'm allowed to brag because it's the only upside to living in Phoenix.
3
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+21
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DimeShakeJan 6, 2010
+12
He meant meatspace.
12
patmoolsJan 6, 2010
+11
Is this a cross between myspace and meatspin?
Double horrors.
11
cbSparhawkJan 6, 2010
+6
There are bears out there.
6
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+45
Copulate?
45
krispykrackersJan 6, 2010
+42
And who's going to pay for all of our listnook love-babies after the site-down-sex-fest?? Think of the children!!!!
42
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+33
Don't worry, there probably won't be too much sexing going on (except for maybe the gone wilders).
33
goodbyeworldJan 7, 2010
-1
haha even the admins make fun of gonewild
-1
jedbergJan 7, 2010
+5
I'm not making fun of them! I think they are all very brave people, actually. I have a lot of respect for them -- I could never do that.
I also think for a lot of them it is an excellent creative outlet.
5
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+13
What is this sex thing you speak of?
13
nekonikuJan 6, 2010
+14
Well, Weaselboy, when a Listnookor and a Noob love each other *very much*...
14
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+17
Go on...
17
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+7
He puts it in her greenbaum.
7
SaucyAsianJan 6, 2010
+6
My bottom hurts just thinking about it. In a good way.
6
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+7
This is all becoming so clear now.
7
SpockSkynetJan 6, 2010
+13
But /r/nsfw will be down too!!
13
jedbergJan 6, 2010
+27
Load it up just before 10pm and you should be fine for an hour.
27
timothywilliamJan 7, 2010
+6
He only needs 3 minutes.
6
jedbergJan 7, 2010
+3
Yeah, but he'll be sleeping the rest of the time.
3
[deleted]Jan 7, 2010
+1
will listnook pay for my prostitutes?
1
reddit_user13Jan 6, 2010
+6
Take a nap. Then you'll have plenty of energy for reditting later.
6
permialJan 7, 2010
+2
I'll have to (gasp), talk to my family! I know, early bedtime! I'll go to bed now!!!!!!
2
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+1
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1
raldiJan 6, 2010
+228
This is a result of the autumn Daylight Saving: On November 1, listnook served 25 hours' worth of traffic. That extra hour of uptime has been clogging things up ever since, and we need to compensate for it tonight with an hour of downtime.
228
jayssiteJan 6, 2010
+63
Oh, alright, then. Naturally, that means we'll be getting an extra hour of listnook uptime when Daylight Savings Time starts again on March 14, right?
63
raldiJan 6, 2010
+94
Yes, after March 14, the next time the site was going to crash for an hour, we'll prevent that from happening.
94
[deleted]Jan 7, 2010
+13
...But only this once!
13
EnderBagginsJan 6, 2010
+21
which is MY bday! An extra hour? Aww gee listnook, you didn't have to...but it is lovely.
21
ManacitJan 7, 2010
+8
important cake attraction fearless quiet money overconfident doll sophisticated dinner
*This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
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krispykrackersJan 6, 2010
+52
Ugh, another reason to get rid of Daylight Savings. It's like saying by cutting a foot off the top of a blanket and sewing it to the bottom of the blanket gives you a longer blanket.
52
raldiJan 6, 2010
+10
To play devil's advocate, perhaps in the summertime your blanket grows to cover your face, and you're happy to sacrifice a little warmth up there to give your feet extra coverage.
(To get serious for a second, listnook's servers actually pay no attention to daylight saving; hence my [definition of listnook standard time](http://blog.listnook.com/2010/01/who-would-you-nominate-for-best-of.html))
10
JerpJan 6, 2010
+47
But it gives your feet extra space. It's all about priorities!
47
[deleted]Jan 7, 2010
I'm writing an [uptime-measuring service](http://www.relisecure.com/), and I use Listnook as my test system for outage alerting, because Listnook is sure to go down several times per day.
In fact, Listnook has had **one nine** of uptime over the past two days! Good 'ol listnook ;-)
0
jedbergJan 7, 2010
+2
It depends on what your definition of "down" is. listnook hasn't actually been offline all that much, just really really slow.
That being said, really really slow is effectively down, so you're right.
However, if you actually saw how little hardware we use to do what we do, you'd probably be impressed with even one nine of uptime.
Out of curiosity, do you monitor digg, twitter or Facebook? I'd love to know their numbers.
2
jjs774Jan 6, 2010
+7
Why not just relocate the listnook servers one time zone eastward in order to lose an hour?
7
raldiJan 6, 2010
+26
We don't like snow.
26
maxonemaxtwoJan 7, 2010
+1
Should have gotten rid of that "promote" shit, or at least rename it to "spam".
1
BaukelienJan 7, 2010
+2
Why is this necessary? Aren't you guys in 'the cloud' nowadays?
2
evilbitJan 7, 2010
+2
Hopefully you'll also fix the [unsave bug](http://www.listnook.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/alz22/hey_the_save_function_is_somewhat_broken_stuff/).
2
syukJan 7, 2010
+1
Can't you do this when we all go to sleep?
1
VorenusJan 6, 2010
+33
An ex-girlfriend and i used to use the term "maintenance" for general genital grooming. Will you be shaving the alien tonight?
33
dameyawnJan 7, 2010
+2
Downvote this off the front page, so they can't morally do it!
2
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+100
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100
memsisthefutureJan 6, 2010
+181
How would that affect Digg?
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[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+28
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[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+27
There you go thinking their algorithm actually takes human interaction into account.
27
dnlslm9Jan 6, 2010
+15
and while we're at it we can DIGG this [Submission: Listnook > Digg](http://digg.com/software/Listnook_Digg_2)
[**IT WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE**](http://i.imgur.com/5beFQ.jpg) (I took a screen pic because it got taken off seconds afterwards.)
15
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+13
That would be like going to a pile of cow manure and moving the nasty pies to the top.
13
peteyHJan 6, 2010
+644
Thank God none of us will be at work.
644
thepoolguy15Jan 6, 2010
+88
This was the first thing that came to mind. I don't think I could handle my job without browsing listnook!
88
TyrunJan 6, 2010
+92
What on earth am I supposed to do at home now?
92
ArmyofAncientsJan 6, 2010
+115
Don't even lie, we all know its an hour of p*** for all of us. Remember, that's a long time. Patience people...
115
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+359
Well son, you were conceived during the great Listnook outage of Jan 2010.
359
mexipimpinJan 6, 2010
+60
That really just might end up happening tonight.
60
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+14
The Immaculate Conception 2: A Listnookor and his computer.
14
[deleted]Jan 7, 2010
+5
a listnookor and conception? That more like "improbable conception"
5
centinallJan 6, 2010
+11
Are you suggesting that parthenogenesis in males is possible?
11
helly1223Jan 6, 2010
+112
Listnook boomers.
112
ScarkerJan 6, 2010
+24
Digg is hardly down because they know if Digg boomers are out there, the world will be apocalyptic.
24
easytigerJan 6, 2010
+17
fall ghost makeshift crush vast ripe rhythm like trees zesty
*This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev/home)*
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happybadgerJan 6, 2010
+17
Okay, so we've p***. What do I do with the other fifty-eight and a half minutes?
17
hxcloud99Jan 7, 2010
+5
Try homo p***, it's much, much harder. I could probably survive about twice the onslaught of this downtime.
5
derpageJan 6, 2010
+24
What about the people who rely on the 4 billion p*** sublistnooks?
24
chaosgoneJan 6, 2010
+9
They can go to 4chan.
9
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+7
Google cache.
[here you go!](http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:g_XfyzvxD3wJ:www.listnook.com/r/gonewild/+gone+wild+listnook&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
7
edydantesJan 6, 2010
+17
Method not allowed!
17
daevricJan 6, 2010
+11
Good point, I'll just spend the time over on /r/gonewild ....wait, shit. :(
11
Hal9001Jan 7, 2010
+3
> its an hour of p*** for all of us.
It may even be an hour of respite from being reminded of the difference between "its" and "it's". :)
3
bacon-Jan 6, 2010
+10
pacing > patience
10
ffualoJan 6, 2010
+6
So nsfw and gw are not going down then?
6
phluxJan 6, 2010
+5
oh they are going down all right! we just need to request pics after listnook comes back up.
5
nekonikuJan 6, 2010
+14
The same thing we do every night, Tyrun: try and take over the world.
14
[deleted]Jan 7, 2010
+5
So Listnook is actually subverting our attempt to dominate and conquer the world by diverting our attention to links that may either interest us, titillate us or disgust us?
5
ConfordJan 6, 2010
+3
F*** my life. I can't even go on Listnook at work because they blocked it. Can anyone help a Listnookor out?
3
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+12
[deleted]
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[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+4
[Here you go!](http://www.listnook.com/r/AskListnook/comments/alk5d/who_here_spends_more_time_on_listnook_than_facebook/c0i7z1k?context=5)
4
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+6
I will be.... [Au Dang](http://www.listnook.com/r/IAmA/comments/am00d/my_name_first_last_is_a_fricken_commonly_used/)
6
memsisthefutureJan 6, 2010
+12
7am for me. This is when I eat breakfast and browse listnook.
12
elezetaJan 6, 2010
+7
Lucky b******... I will, think it's time to be productive.
7
Buckwheat469Jan 6, 2010
+5
Careful now, don't give us any ideas. We might solve world hunger, cure aids, create world peace, and land a man on Mars while we're waiting.
5
Jonathan_the_NerdJan 6, 2010
+35
Maybe I'll go back and see what's been happening on Slashdot.
Edit: MY EYES!!!
35
willis77Jan 6, 2010
+38
IF WE LEAVE NOW WE CAN REACH DIGG BY DAYBREAK.
38
EtabJan 6, 2010
+26
Digg will have a post on its frontpage in three days from now saying how Listnook's down and what an inferior site it is compared to Digg.
26
kwhJan 6, 2010
+33
sponsored by the McGriddle.
33
krispykrackersJan 6, 2010
+5
They really need to fix their time machine, or just get one like ours.
5
bloodsugarsexmagikJan 6, 2010
+4
I hear there's some listnook left out Californey way....
Thank you mayoroftuesday for the subtitles, i was wondering what replicacobra was saying.
23
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+129
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129
BoonTobiasJan 6, 2010
+30
That's the listnook prime time, those fuckers!
30
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+6
[deleted]
6
nekonikuJan 6, 2010
+8
[While visions of gritters danced in your head](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8415051.stm).
8
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+3
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3
BossOfTheGameJan 6, 2010
+3
Oh thank God. I have work in the morning so I'll be asleep by then.
*sigh of relief*
3
kickme444Jan 6, 2010
+37
make sure to put [listnookgifts](http://listnookgifts.com/gallery/awards/) on your 404 page :)
37
killingthedreamJan 6, 2010
+6
damn, listnookgifts awards...you don't stop, do you?
6
period_of_rarityJan 6, 2010
+15
Guess I'm hanging out with my girlfriend tonight.
15
FlyingBishopJan 6, 2010
+36
now, let's not do anything too drastic.
36
luke314piJan 6, 2010
+16
Lefty or Righty?
16
thisismyfirstpostJan 7, 2010
+8
In 3 days, Digg will go down for maintenance. Mostly due to lack of content.
8
AdamJazJan 6, 2010
+99
I'm freaking out a little bit.
99
Vomit_SandwichJan 6, 2010
+57
Hold my hand Adam, it is going to be okay. We are going to get through this.
57
aftliJan 6, 2010
+8
I bet when he read your reply, he forgot for a second what his username was, and it was really creepy that you called him by his first name. Then he remembered. But for a second, you were the creepiest person in the world to somebody.
8
Vomit_SandwichJan 6, 2010
+9
Oh I'm the creepiest person in the world to a lot of people.
P.S. Can you get me an ashtray for outside of your window? I hate littering.
9
krispykrackersJan 6, 2010
+6
Sure, I'll get you that one you keep in your bathroom.
By the way, you need milk.
6
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+30
Somebody grab a hold of my hand as well. I'm scared :(
30
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+27
[deleted]
27
PeedOnMyHandsJan 6, 2010
+63
I'm right here. Don't worry.
63
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+45
[deleted]
45
GrokThisJan 6, 2010
+25
D'he get some on your hook?
25
TheTwilightPrinceJan 6, 2010
+15
I no longer want to hold his hook.
15
nekonikuJan 6, 2010
+6
But you did before?
6
vsymmJan 6, 2010
+12
Can someone grab my ha...thaaat's not my hand. Mmmm...I feel better already.
12
ghostchamberJan 6, 2010
+8
It's funny because you got jerked off!
8
URBeingVeryUnDudeJan 6, 2010
+3
Everyone's going Sympathy Skiing for simultaneous consolation of listnook downtime this evening.
3
SouljaBoyHereJan 6, 2010
+10
I got your hand, we well get through this together :)
10
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+12
WHO INVITED THIS MAN.
12
jeaguilarJan 7, 2010
+1
Akamai? So much for a EC2-only approach.
1
sociatardedJan 7, 2010
+1
Can we also use this opportunity to fix the DNS issues associated with http://listnook.com ?? I'm tired of that blue/green cPanel screen :/
1
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+19
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SaucyAsianJan 6, 2010
+6
It's like the listnook Holocaust.
6
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+21
http://islistnookdown.com/
21
LadyMadonnaJan 7, 2010
+5
Awesome. I'm nervously excited to see if it says "yes" at ten.
5
phluxJan 6, 2010
+8
###EVERYONE: Make sure you post pics of what you did during '10 listnook outage.
8
essjay2009Jan 6, 2010
+17
Oh man, r/apathy is going to be, well .... nonplussed.
17
egmontJan 6, 2010
+5
Not to be a pedant, but according to dictionaries *across the world* this word actually means the opposite of what we think it means:
> tr.v. non·plussed also non·plused, non·plus·sing also non·plus·ing, non·plus·ses also non·plus·es
>To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
>n.
>A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment.
*the more you know!*
5
vectorlordJan 6, 2010
+1
Could have waited till the NCAA championship game tomorrow, at least I would be preoccupied.
1
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+1
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1
MihosJan 6, 2010
+11
In a completely unrelated story, thousands of internet nerds are expected to have a sudden surge in productivity starting tonight at around 10pm Pacific time.
11
thedarkmanJan 6, 2010
+1
I guess it's [Hacker News](http://news.ycombinator.com/) at 10pm
1
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+6
Why is it Google Calculator can't do time conversions yet? I want [this](http://www.google.com/search?q=10pm+PST+in+CST) to work.
6
timdorrJan 6, 2010
+5
I hope it's faster. Maybe it's just me, but the site has been pretty slow lately.
5
rDr4g0nJan 6, 2010
+3
I've noticed too. I've actually had to look at OTHER sites while posts load up :(
3
L_linkJan 6, 2010
+1
I think you are gonna just spend time synchronising with the 3 letter departments. I'm not fooled.
1
Zeuswashere13Jan 7, 2010
+1
... But what will distract me from my term paper now???
1
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+9
Looks like I'm going to bed early tonight. That or pass the time with an MST3k episode.
9
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+11
[deleted]
11
ForsakenMantraJan 6, 2010
+6
KKKKHHHHHHHHHANNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!
6
[deleted]Jan 7, 2010
+5
"I sense a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced"
5
dysxqerJan 6, 2010
+15
I can barely handle when listnook is down for a few minutes...but an *hour*?!
15
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+8
This could be a better stimulus plan to push us out of recession than anything B.O. could dream up.
8
msmouse05Jan 6, 2010
+4
I shall sacrifice the first person I see to ensure your success.
4
nmcyallJan 6, 2010
+4
Your mom is going down for maintenance tonight, submitter!
4
gwenkyJan 6, 2010
+4
How will I survive? Maybe I can finally go outdoors to see what that is all about.
4
redditisfunJan 6, 2010
+4
Thanks for improving the site. I've noticed it slowing down a lot recently.
4
leclair929Jan 7, 2010
+6
What will my LARPING community do?
6
yoodleJan 6, 2010
+237
ಥ_ಥ
237
furixxJan 6, 2010
+21
....gasping....death throes....
21
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+34
That looks so much better in the dark listnook layout.
http://imgur.com/qqyn9
Why does mine allways look like [this](http://imgur.com/SdBJa.png)?
edit: nvm found out [why](http://www.listnook.com/r/todayilearned/comments/af5ag/til_that_the_look_of_disapproval_is_much/)
3
MSTRGEOJan 6, 2010
+7
He's a hipster, obviously
7
[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+15
How does one use the dark layout?
15
smewJan 6, 2010
+17
1. Install the [stylish](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108) extension for firefox. (Sorry Chrome and Opera users)
2. Install the [dark listnook](http://userstyles.org/styles/19617) theme.
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[deleted]Jan 6, 2010
+29
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jotateJan 6, 2010
+3
I was already using the dark layout, thought "I wonder what everyone else is seeing with the normal layout", and clicked your link. I'm not sure what the f*** I expected to come of that, but it was very underwhelming.
3
imatwrkJan 6, 2010
+12
_ users see squares :P
12
[deleted]Jan 7, 2010
+7
:O
I had no idea I wasn't suppose to be seeing them. Serious.
7
zpweeksJan 7, 2010
+6
Except for those of us who installed the extra font support just for the look of disapproval.
6
will_itblendJan 7, 2010
+2
So what you are saying is that the world will end tonight at 1AM.
Then it may start up again after an hour, for those who survive.
But how are we supposed to measure that hour while the world is in non-existence mode? It could be a hundred years...we'll have no way of knowing.
2
PresteignJan 6, 2010
+3
Can you fix the spam filter while you're at it? It takes me 4 or 5 tries to post anything.
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