Must be regionalised. Nothing wrong here.
Down in French Polynesia.
Ask HN: Is Apple down?
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Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
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Can Android read a .ipa? Or is it illiterate? Can Linux (natively) read a .exe? Or is it illiterate? Can Windows read a .app bundle? Or is it illiterate?
Objdump can read .exe files:
$ objdump -f rufus.exe
rufus.exe: file format pei-i386
architecture: i386, flags 0x00000103:
HAS_RELOC, EXEC_P, D_PAGED
start address 0x007cfe70
Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
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Yeah I posted about that here (this just bit me) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30757193 and I was flagged to oblivion. Looks like I really need to keep a 3rd party nav app installed just in case!
Always. Here maps is a good backup solution. It allows you to download pretty much the entire world - if you have the space in your phone.
I always use Apple Maps, but once in a while if I'm in an unfamiliar city and the Apple Maps directions seem suspiciously weird, it is useful to have Google Maps app for a sanity check. (directions to a particular pier at the Seattle waterfront were insanely incorrect via Apple)
Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
#84I noticed a blip in iMessage earlier, but it sorted itself out before too long.
Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
#85Yes, got a notification that Apple private relay is unavailable
And another notification that it’s back online 40min later
Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
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At the bottom of that status page, it says: Looking for developer system status? Find it here: https://developer.apple.com/system-status/ The link is currently not working...
Looks like that link is working now...and shows a page of all GREEN :-)
18 red as of 2:50PM EDT
Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
#87Yep. Wife: My Apple Maps isn't working. Me: Hmm, it's not working for me either. They must be having server problems. You should use Google Maps for now. Wife: I can't download Google Maps either, the App Store doesn't seem to be working.
Both Apple Maps and Google Maps work in the browser, no need for an app.
I would not say need, but the connection from the device to carplay is really nice.
Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can Android read a .ipa? Or is it illiterate? Can Linux (natively) read a .exe? Or is it illiterate? Can Windows read a .app bundle? Or is it illiterate?
Objdump can read .exe files: $ objdump -f rufus.exe rufus.exe: file format pei-i386 architecture: i386, flags 0x00000103: HAS_RELOC, EXEC_P, D_PAGED start address 0x007cfe70 Edit: Windows can list the contents of a macOS .app as a directory, as they are little more than that
Fun fact: Windows executables have a COFF header which is straight from ancient versions of UNIX.
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Quite easy to verify if the entire developer site is down though, non?
No. “Doesn’t respond for me” doesn’t imply “down for lots of people”. If you discover that foo.com doesn’t respond, it takes a while to figure out whether that’s on your system, in your network, in the city, etc. Yes, you would set up multiple hosts across the world polling that server, but that adds complexity. Maybe, those pollers decide the site is down because of a bug in your network setup, while the rest of the…
Pingdom seem to manage it. Pretty sure one of the FAANGS could to. I appreciate an obscure managed service might be a bit diffcult, but main developer site?
Re: Ask HN: Is Apple down?
#90Yep. Wife: My Apple Maps isn't working. Me: Hmm, it's not working for me either. They must be having server problems. You should use Google Maps for now. Wife: I can't download Google Maps either, the App Store doesn't seem to be working.
Can you use the web version of Google maps?