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		theremora on Feb 12, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Please evaluate our site i dont know what that means? y (space) combinator in the database

sspencer on Feb 13, 2008 [–]

sammyo is asking if the site has been brought down due to heavy traffic. Although if YC is nailing your site, you have serious problems.

See "slashdotted" here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdotted

I thought everyone knew that term by now...

theremora on Feb 13, 2008 | [–]

yea I know the term, didn't connect the dots , brain is YC dotted as well

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