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141Score · 7d
Nov 4, 2026First seen
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Story details from Lobsters ↗ · linked article on pgedge.com.
Trending history
Burnt TOAST was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Nov 4, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 44 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #12 of 25, reached on Nov 5, 04:21 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 16:21 UTC. The same link also trended on Hacker News, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Lobsters · Hottest at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
14
12
Oct 26today
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobsters · Hottest | #12 | 2 | 44 | |
| YHacker News · Front page Shaun Thomas: Burnt Toast | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Lobsters, shortened. Read the full thread on Lobsters.
Several million rows is pretty small. And I'm not sure why the big text in each row was a problem at this size either?
Yeah I wondered the same when reading it. I gathered that problems arise when there isn’t a clear idea in the schema or the queries of when the large TOASTy columns are needed, so they get pulled in unnecessarily. If the TOASTy column is moved to a separate table, such that queries must do a join to touch the TOAST,…
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Questions
Is Burnt TOAST trending on Lobsters right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 16:21 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Burnt TOAST reached?
#12 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Nov 5, 04:21 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Burnt TOAST been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (44 checks) since.