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8:04am EST:

Slight problem...

Something is wrong with the database, please bear with us.

Unable to connect to your database server using the provided settings.

Where are you getting this message? I'm not seeing it.

stu, i got it when trying to click through the HN link.

8:07am: tried it again because i saw your response and it worked. the upside: nice tight 3 min window to check your apache logs?

Might be the load. Had about a thousand visitations in 20 minutes.