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Comment by sethwartak | Hacker News Reader

My favorite comments on fb page:

  Stick with Mysql

  * * * * If it aint broke, dont fix it!

  Me too Melissa, and it's out there in the media that a group of hackers caused the problem, is this true, Mr Robert Johnson?

  PLEASE !!!! WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN???????????????? PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANDY

  Kip da updates comin'

  Did anyone get a message like I did about someone trying to access your account from another state?

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I actually came across a pretty good comment which explains it (to the layman) pretty well:

"Marvin, the server was like a dog chasing its tail...it kept going in circles, but never caught it. They basically had to hold the tail for the dog so he could bite a flea on it. :) LOL"

"This means that Facebook is a database-driven app :D LOL , just refactor FB, you know it is a mess."

Yeah, I noticed that too, it's kind of sad when you think about it

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