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by 65827 3245 days ago
I wonder how many people die because of their smart homes being dependent on some network thing this time around. I'm 80% kidding, I think?
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If you have critical systems completely reliant on the cloud, then that's just darwin awards in action
The problem is that the people dying aren't going to be the people who implemented the solution.
They are going to be the people that brought them. It's still their decision.

That said, we have governments for a reason.

holy shit. I really really really hope noone died due to that person's colossal stupidity.
Only one availability zone is down.
I have a hard time having sympathy for someone who puts together something that critical with infrastructure meant primarily to sell to modern day gold diggers disguised as technologists.