Submission + - 9 million hits/day with 120 megs RAM (tumbledry.org)
Guanine writes: As the author states, this set-up is not that exotic. In this day and age, why do websites still crash from too much traffic?
Check out the new SourceForge HTML5 internet speed test! No Flash necessary and runs on all devices.
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Submission + - Screw Hashbangs: Rebuilding Infinite Scroll (tumbledry.org)
Guanine writes: The magic of infinite scroll is that it adds more to your webpage, right when you want to read it. The horror is that it breaks the back button. Here's one coder's take on how to fix the problem.
Submission + - Linux the size of a plug (nytimes.com)
Guanine writes: "Today, Saul Hansell's Bits Blog featured the PlugComputer: a 1.2GHz ARM compliant processor, 512mb DDR2, 512mb flash, USB 2.0, gigabit ethernet — all in a power-brick sized, wall-plug mounted computer. Is the hardware worth the money?
"The first plausible use for the plug computer is to attach one of these gizmos to a USB hard drive. Voila, you've got a network server. Cloud Engines, a startup, has in fact built a $99 plug computer called Pogoplug, that will let you share the files on your hard drive, not only in your home but also anywhere on the Internet.
Comment Good article about this (Score 1) 117
Joyent, the best web host I've ever used, recently wrote an extended piece attempting to define cloud computing.
They introduced what they call a "CloudScore", and rated themselves as 7/9 on it. Interesting read.
