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- Uptime, 24 hours
- 100 %
- Uptime, 7 days
- 100 %
- Uptime, 30 days
- 100 %
Based on 1 day of checks so far. Checks that failed because of how we test, not because of the site, are left out.
Response time per hour, last 24 hours
Response time by location, last 24 hours
| Location | Average response | Reached |
|---|---|---|
| Falkenstein, Germany | 444 ms | 1 of 1 checks |
| Berlin 2, Germany | 473 ms | 2 of 2 checks |
Each check runs from all locations at once. A location far from the site’s servers answers later; that says nothing about the site being slow.
Outage history
No confirmed outage on record. An outage is listed once The Straight Dope could not be reached from at least two locations in two checks in a row.
Recent checks
| Time | Status | Locations | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 05:14 UTC | Up | 1 of 1 | 444 ms |
| 2026-10-10 04:11 UTC | Up | 1 of 1 | 479 ms |
| 2026-10-10 03:31 UTC | Up | 1 of 1 | 466 ms |
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