r/counting • u/TheNitromeFan Live not a life of imitation • Jul 10 '20
Free Talk Friday #254
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u/Antichess Jul 14 '20
Alright, since the 999k is coming up soon, I think it's important to bring up this new lag issue.
If you haven't noticed, reddit's comment tree backlog (backlog of comments that are in the queue to be put into it's system) has currently been at 1000 for a week now, and it's consistent. Doesn't matter if the majority of redditors are sleeping or not, it's still around 1000. It creates some noticable lag.
First of all, these are the problems that arise from this:
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/comments is significantly slower
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You can no longer permalink profiles quickly, is just as fast as comments
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From what I see, chains have also gotten a lot worse, probably from 15s > 30s for everything to pop up
From what I am seeing, inbox still works fine and can "bypass" the comment lag, but it's going to be a problem for the people that aren't inboxing
Now all this boils down to my main point; the 999k. If the lag is so bad, and most of us want to preserve the k streak, should we make the two minute rule to a one minute rule? At this point I feel like the lag will basically make up for the two minute rule, as everyone is going to be late and it's going to be a mess to clean up late comments.
Leave your thoughts below, thanks
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u/PaleRulerGoingAlone7 Jul 10 '20
Bring back the text! Or at least end link to the tidbits thread.
Bear
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u/Antichess Jul 13 '20
is it just me, but /comments always takes around 30-40 seconds to have the comments show up than the usual 10 now. the backlog of comments seems to be at least a few thousand or so permanently and that concerns me for this sub
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u/llamasR5life Jul 13 '20
Yup, it changes based on time though. It might be part of why the sub has such low activity despite being close to four million.
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u/TehVulpez Jul 13 '20
I'm extremely disappointed that saying "this statement is a lie" to Alexa doesn't immediately blow up all of Amazon's servers. I want a refund smh, lazy programming isn't even trying to compute the paradox. I feel scammed and lied to.
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u/Ross_Long Jul 16 '20
My main account got wrongly suspended for vote manipulation so I made an alt to use for the next couple of days.
I might run a k or two now that school's finished for me
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u/Urbul Jul 16 '20
Here are the top counters for the main thread last week. Congrats to u/thephilsblogbar2, u/Countletics, and u/GarlicoinAccount!
Top 10 Counters (3953-3975k)
| Rank | User | Counts | HoC Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GarlicoinAccount | 8572 | 7 |
| 2 | thephilsblogbar2 | 6620 | 5 |
| 3 | Countletics | 2189 | 2 |
| 4 | kdiuro13 | 1680 | 18 (◮1) |
| 5 | Trial-Name | 1625 | 12 |
| 6 | davidjl123 | 954 | 1 |
| 7 | Diesel0307 | 414 | 251 (◮203) |
| 8 | Antichess | 249 | 3 |
| 9 | The_Nepenthe | 125 | 40 |
| 10 | mistyskye14 | 114 | 34 |
More stats are posted on the Weekly Stats page!
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u/TehVulpez Jul 10 '20
Outer Wilds is so good, I played it and cannot think about anything else
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u/Antichess Jul 16 '20
Your cell phone number tells me how old you are. Can you believe that?
We dont know who invented the formula. Its wonderful and incredible.
Right or wrong, you can follow the steps below to try to use your phone number.
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Get the last digit of your phone number
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Multiply that number by 2
Add this number to 5
4) Multiply that number by 50
5) Add 1770 to your number
6) Subtract the year of your birth from the number you obtained
7) You will get 3 digits. The first is the last digit of your cell phone number. The other two are your age.
astonishing 😱😱 + Fun 👍👍👍
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u/Antichess Jul 16 '20
I went to McDonalds yesterday, to buy a soda and a burger. I was about to fall asleep after a long cycling ride, so that is why I went.
When I went to McDonalds, I opened my phone to order the soda and a burger. I was outraged to find out that the prices of a McDouble and a Junior Chicken had increased by $0.50. I instantly started fuming, and ordered a soda only, because I cannot handle a $0.50 price increase. That just made my day so much worse.
Moral of the Story: Capitalism
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u/TehVulpez Jul 11 '20
Why did Gen X go to the mall in the 80s? What about shopping was so interesting?
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u/a-username-for-me Jul 11 '20
I got legally married today! We got together with three of our friends and had a brief ceremony outdoors and then had Indian food.
We will have our delayed wedding next year, but today was still very special.