alt Hacker NewsYou are underestimating HN's reach, this happens all the time. As someone who has been on the front page of HN it's a pretty big rush in traffic!
You are underestimating HN's reach, this happens all the time. As someone who has been on the front page of HN it's a pretty big rush in traffic!
I'd wager that the load is amplified by other sites that treat HN as a goldmine of tasty links.