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Very cool project. Will the traffic boost from HN first page throw electricity consumption over an edge?

Nah, its summertime in the northern hemisphere, plenty of daylight. Wouldn't recommend submitting in the winter though.

This does highlight a possible new definition for 'progressive' websites. Websites that add features as more power is available.

It seems to be a static site, so traffic surges should not lead to significant CPU spikes. Maybe the RAM and network controllers pulling a bit more power?

There’s still a Webserver running, serving the site. It might not saturate the CPU before the network is saturated, but I’d still expect a significant spike in CPU usage.

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