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Shouting in the Datacenter (2008) [video]

www.youtube.com Audio, video & images Video Hardware & electronics Class of 2022-08 Hall of Fame
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Resurfaced independently across 11 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
21
submitters
21
observed span
2009–2026
peak thread · 78 comments
437 pts
latest 20+ return · 2022-08-18
437 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

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Pretty funny to see this video at the top of HN! My kids still think I'm an idiot for not having somehow parlayed the enduring popularity of this video into being a YouTuber -- despite my protestations that I was merely the videographer here. If anyone is curious about the video's origins, I had a fun conversation about it with Ben Sigelman a few years ago.[0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IYzD_NR0W4

Ah, it's a classic. And wow, Brendan Gregg looks so young. And video uploaded by Bryan Cantrill himself. Damn it SUN had so many superstars yet it's Oracle that survived.

Better move those speakers away from those drives. I realized that hard drives were sensitive to vibration, but not that they were this sensitive.

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
634

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Total comments
108

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