I just switched the server running 1999.io.
The reason is technical. On the original server, the software running on port 80 didn't have the ability to proxy. On the new machine I'm running PagePark, which has that ability.
As a result it should now be possible to read my blog from behind a firewall that blocks web access to ports other than 80. To test that, I've changed the constant in Scripting News to omit the port. It seems to work, but I don't have a corporate style firewall.
Update: It has been verified to work by people who reported the problem.
You know what they say...
Still diggin!
That's great - I can now read the liveblog tab. Previously it didn't load at all. And one of the systems I use definitely has a 'corporate style firewall'. Now there's no problem.
Thanks for letting me know. And I see you can comment as well. ;-)
Later: I found an even better way to do this, and there was no need to switch servers. I have a Noderunner process that runs once a minute that copies the JSON file that the home page needs to a static file in an S3 bucket. More reliable, accessible through port 80, and probably even a bit faster.