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I think the site is experiencing the Hug of Death a bit.

• sohkamyung 8y ago
  Curious: is "Hug of Death" the 'official' term given to sites that suddenly experience a huge load after being featured on HN, like the "Slashdot Effect" in the past?
  • Dylan16807 8y ago
    If you're asking whether it's a common term, yes. If you're asking whether it's the most common term, that sounds hard to figure out.
    • yreg 8y ago
      It's the most common one on reddit at least.
  • pdpi 8y ago
    I think it's more that the "Hug of Death" is a generic, as opposed to site-specific, term for the phenomenon.