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I made a downdetector for downdetector's downdetector's downdetector

halgir
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Downdetector

meta-humor

recursive monitoring

A user created a Downdetector page to monitor the uptime of Downdetector's own Downdetector page, showcasing a tongue-in-cheek example of meta-monitoring.

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4h

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  1. 01Story posted

    11/19/2025, 9:40:13 AM

    9h ago

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  2. 02First comment

    11/19/2025, 1:42:59 PM

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  3. 03Peak activity

    5 comments in Hour 7

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  4. 04Latest activity

    11/19/2025, 4:02:15 PM

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Discussion (12 comments)
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squigz
5h ago
1 reply
This isn't funny anymore. Go to reddit to do this.
bartekpacia
3h ago
It is funny, go complain on reddit
sam0x17
4h ago
1 reply
We watch the watchers that watch the watchers
user_7832
3h ago
But who watches the watchers that watch the watchers that watch the watchers?
Joker_vD
4h ago
Do we really need more than two down-detectors? Just point them at each other...
cmos
4h ago
A good start, but let's see more.
korse
3h ago
Trace buster buster buster
invalidstring
4h ago
What is Benoit B. Mandelbrot's middle name? Benoit B. Mandelbrot.
donkey_brains
5h ago
Ok, this is getting ridiculous…
2gremlin181
3h ago
The next step: Point downdector to downdector's downdector's downdector and create a cyclic dependency
charles_f
3h ago
This seems more valuable than one level down. Or is it up? Or in?
mikeve
5h ago
This downdetector seems to be down. We might need another downdetector.
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