[dash2]

DOS from HN's very own Slashdot effect...

[sillywalk]

For those who are wondering WTF is a Slashdot, and how does it effect websites.

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/01/03/0017242/25-years-si...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect

[PrimeMcFly]

Weird to think there are now people so young in these types of discussions that wouldn't know about Slashdot.

[saghm]

I was only vaguely aware of Slashdot (and never had heard this effect referred to by that name), and at 30, I'm probably more than a decade older than at least someone in this thread. If you want "weird", think of the fact that a baby named after Hurricane Katrina would be old enough to vote in this year's US presidential election.

[enva2712]

https://xkcd.com/1995/

[pjmlp]

I get that all the time, as most of my collegues don't get jokes related to TV series that predate them.

I have learned to avoid such remarks, unless surrounded by 40y+ folks.

[dean2432]

i used to browse slashdot on my amiga back in the late 90s with iBrowse. what glorious days!

[hdjrbrbn]

Slashdot was the GOTO site in the late 90's early 00's for tech news...