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jacquesm

> and I spend WAY too much time refreshing HN

Errm, yes. I think I do too.

> Slightly surprised that you see it frequently enough to comment/inquire, guess it's just random luck :)

At least once per hour sometimes many more, at least 10 times per day.

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I'm curious about your workflow on HN. Are you mostly refreshing /newest and /newcomments?

mostly newest, and 'threads'.

Heh, me too.

Yet, we seem to have very different experiences.

What browser/OS are you using?

I am on OS X/Firefox.

FF on linux.

I wonder how many concurrent connections FF/linux opens as opposed to FF/OSX. IE: your architecture may present more strain on the server and contribute to the higher rate of timeouts you encounter.

It's only an uninvestigated theory of mine.

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