The connection got cut, and my server got killed too.
I noticed my XMPP server died, and then Steemit wasn't working either!
I did some sleuthing, and realized that Steemit uses the same server I do. OVH's BHS server.
But it's all better now, and I'm probably getting a free month of server use. Woot.
Fun stuff.
For those that don't read comments, @someguy123 posted:
[Technical information for anyone who cares:
It looks like a switch/router located at either vl20.bhs-g2-a75.qc.ca or po7.bhs-3a-6k.qc.ca failed, at least temporarily.
It could have been a DDoS to one of their canadian DCs, and it seems they all pass through the same routers, despite @heretickitten's server appearing to be in a different datacenter to Steemit's.
Still quite funny to see a platform that earns $10k+ a day to itself use OVH, a server company designed for budget servers.]