Comments on: How not to survive the onslaught of WWDC. http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2008/06/09/how-not-to-survive-the-onslaught-of-wwdc/ the arbiter of bad taste. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:57:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jack http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2008/06/09/how-not-to-survive-the-onslaught-of-wwdc/#comment-18721 Jack Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:53:09 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/?p=361#comment-18721 The point I was really trying to make was Twitter shouldn't have to take these features off, to ensure there systems stay up. I could cope with a couple as you said with the phone system, such as disabling deletion and creation of user accounts. But @ replies and tabs, why? Just because a site is popular its still no excuse to have to take major functionality for the sake of uptime. The point I was really trying to make was Twitter shouldn’t have to take these features off, to ensure there systems stay up. I could cope with a couple as you said with the phone system, such as disabling deletion and creation of user accounts. But @ replies and tabs, why?

Just because a site is popular its still no excuse to have to take major functionality for the sake of uptime.

]]> By: JohnB http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2008/06/09/how-not-to-survive-the-onslaught-of-wwdc/#comment-18720 JohnB Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:15:28 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/?p=361#comment-18720 Huh? Broadcast television is a lousy analogy - the word 'broadcast' gives it away - everyone gets the exact same thing. If I want to watch something different from my neighbor I need another broadcast station to give it to me. Which isn't practical if everyone wanted to watch something completely different from their neighbors (which twitter allows). A better analogy might be the phone system after an earthquake - not everyone will be able to get through at the same time - so you're encouraged to should stay off the phone unless its something life-threatening. Twitter, in this case, is better than the phone system - they can turn off that parts that are lower priority and allow more of the high-priority tweets. If I can't sign up for a twitter account right after and earthquake I don't mind - but if I can't send a tweet that a building is collapsed around me then I would be really upset. WWDC is like a predicted-earthquake: twitter proactively shifted priorities. Good job guys! Huh? Broadcast television is a lousy analogy - the word ‘broadcast’ gives it away - everyone gets the exact same thing. If I want to watch something different from my neighbor I need another broadcast station to give it to me. Which isn’t practical if everyone wanted to watch something completely different from their neighbors (which twitter allows).

A better analogy might be the phone system after an earthquake - not everyone will be able to get through at the same time - so you’re encouraged to should stay off the phone unless its something life-threatening. Twitter, in this case, is better than the phone system - they can turn off that parts that are lower priority and allow more of the high-priority tweets. If I can’t sign up for a twitter account right after and earthquake I don’t mind - but if I can’t send a tweet that a building is collapsed around me then I would be really upset. WWDC is like a predicted-earthquake: twitter proactively shifted priorities. Good job guys!

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