[hnrodey]

Had me quite confused because I'm also having home internet issues. I was trying to get my laptop to switch to my mobile hotspot and HN is one of the sites I used to test connectivity because a) it's almost always available and b) loads very quick.

A bit of a mindfuck trying to assess my actual internet connectivity via a site that was also down : )_

[aasasd]

The common method of testing connectivity is opening Bing. Because it's guaranteed to not be cached in the browser.

[dylan604]

That reminds me of the old IE joke. IE, the most commonly used browser to download another browser.

[beaconstudios]

Ha, I do this with yahoo.com. I never have a reason to visit it otherwise.

[nhylated]

Found some use for Bing!

[divbzero]

Ditto. HN is so reliable and light on JavaScript that I typically use it to test my connection. I thought my connection was down earlier but guess this was the rare case where it was HN.

(Other comments suggest it was a network outage at M5 where HN is hosted.)

[blakehaswell]

Me too. I was trying to browse HN on my phone earlier and my first instinct was that my WiFi was having a moment. It's a testament to how reliable HN is.

[k__]

I was trying to read some news while training in the basement, where I don't have very good Wi-Fi. Usually HN is one of the pages that work better down there, haha.