3 pointsby GranPC5 hours ago6 comments

sph3 hours ago
Logging out of HN logs you out of every device. I figure they hold some session data server-side that is deleted, so your other sessions are invalidated.
Not sure why this is a worth a post; who cares in the grand, medium and small scale of things.
- GranPC3 hours ago
  I didn’t know that, thanks for letting me know. I don’t think I logged out, unless maybe I accidentally triggered that in my pocket.
  I figured it was worth posting because I get relatively uneasy when unexpected things happen, and if others were also affected then I could just justify it to myself as a server side thing. In fact, what you just told me about logout being global is already very helpful, so I guess it wasn’t for naught. :)
antman2 hours ago
Yes
Zambyte4 hours ago
No
Bender2 hours ago
Did anyone else get logged out from HN today?
Nope. Same cookie from a few days ago.
davydm4 hours ago
I did - had to log in again to comment, thought it was a little odd, but eh, I see that the user cookie is only set for a year.
- GranPC4 hours ago
  I hadn’t checked how long the cookie is set for yet. But since I got logged out from both devices on the same day, I figured it can’t be that. I haven’t had this tablet for too long, and I think I must have signed in just 2-3 months ago. Thanks for your response!
- pixel_popping4 hours ago
  Do statistics exist about active users?
k3104 hours ago
Yes, I cleared cookies and history on Firefox.
I didn't know it was contagious!
Sorry! /s