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It's because HN refuses to use more than one server/core.

Because using only one is pretty cool.

>>pauldd+(OP)
I believe it's operating by the mantra of "doing the things that don't scale"

>>yafbum+l2
Internet fora don't scale, so the single core is a soft limit to user base growth. Only those who really care will put up with the reduced performance. Genius!

>>pauldd+(OP)
Refuses? interesting word choice!

It's a technical limitation that I've been working on getting rid of for a long time. If you say it should be gone by now, I say yes, you are right. Maybe we'll get rid of it before Python loses the GIL.