The Scheduled Power Interruption Timing Conspiracy: Why Outages Only Start 1.27 Minutes Before Your Favorite TV Show
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The Scheduled Power Interruption Timing Conspiracy: Why Outages Only Start 1.27 Minutes Before Your Favorite TV Show

A satire on localized brownouts/power interruptions, arguing that the utility company’s scheduling is not based on maintenance, but on a psychological study ensuring that power is cut precisely when the user is most entertained or engaged in a time-critical task. The Maximum Disruption Protocol Power interruptions in Quezon City are not random failures; they are …

AWS Outage Reminds Everyone the Cloud Is Just Someone Else’s Problem – Screw the News
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AWS Outage Reminds Everyone the Cloud Is Just Someone Else’s Problem – Screw the News

Until It Becomes Your Problem Another AWS outage has reminded Los Angeles Times readers and businesses worldwide that “the cloud” is marketing language for “your critical data and services are stored on computers you don’t control, can’t access, and have no power over when they inevitably stop working.” Thousands of companies that proudly migrated to …