Sifter was down for several hours late last night due to a hardware issue. The problem has been resolved, and, naturally, we're taking steps to prevent any recurrences of the problem going forward.
http://nextupdate.com/blog/archives/2009/05/unscheduled-downtime/We'll only send emails for significant product announcements, and those happen every couple of months at most. Of course, we won't give away or sell your e-mail address either.