The integration isn't totally settled yet, but a lot of work is being put into it at the moment and Meteor is a perfect companion to React, much simpler than implementing your own Flux or Relay backend.
Apologies for the problems with the site, working to get it resolved.
@haimez: I definitely wouldn't blame Meteor entirely for the issues with the scalability of the site, not only because it's pre-v1, but also because while I did my best to make the site as snappy as possible, getting a massive influx of users all at once from a front-page HN story, while incredibly awesome, is challenging no matter who you are.
I'd also like to add that the Meteor team is amazingly responsive and helpful to people using their platform and have taken time to help me resolve these issues.
Sorry you're having problems. That's an odd one, haven't seen it before. Probably resolved with a refresh. The site seems to be struggling a bit right now, so probably related. Looking into it.
Also, it's up to individual rightsholders to submit DMCA requests not the MPAA (as far as my experience goes). If you look into how fragmented rights ownership is in the film industry, you'll soon realise how unlikely it is that the site dies because of DMCA requests.
http://info.meteor.com/blog/meteor-the-missing-infrastructur...
The integration isn't totally settled yet, but a lot of work is being put into it at the moment and Meteor is a perfect companion to React, much simpler than implementing your own Flux or Relay backend.
For further info, you can also look here:
http://react-in-meteor.readthedocs.org/en/latest/