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Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by chrisper » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:32 PM UTC

whamlastxmas wrote: post #42

mring33621 wrote: post #24

My smart dishwasher is throwing an IOException!

CHANGELOG * V2.0.5 - Dishwasher is now only compatible with Cleanly.io brand detergent * V4.1.2 - Dishwasher now only accepts Cleanly.io branded and DRM'd plates and silverware. * V5.6.2 - Cleanly.io plates and silverware are now single-use only * V6.0.4 - Dishwasher now only works with Cleanly.io Pure Life water. Please contact your local water supplier for pricing and contracting.

Don't forget that Cleanly.io is shutting down, so now your dishwasher won't run at all anymore.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by whamlastxmas » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:33 PM UTC

wfunction wrote: post #49

mring33621 wrote: post #24

My smart dishwasher is throwing an IOException!

Pardon me, but out of curiosity, were you joking or serious? (I found your comment hilarious, and while I have never seen a smart dishwasher, I can't rule it out, hence why I'm asking.)

He wasn't joking, his dish washer is a local Stanford graduate student trying to make some extra money.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:34 PM UTC

whamlastxmas wrote: post #52

wfunction wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pardon me, but out of curiosity, were you joking or serious? (I found your comment hilarious, and while I have never seen a smart dishwasher, I can't rule it out, hence why I'm asking.)

He wasn't joking, his dish washer is a local Stanford graduate student trying to make some extra money.

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Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by whamlastxmas » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:37 PM UTC

chrisper wrote: post #51

whamlastxmas wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

CHANGELOG * V2.0.5 - Dishwasher is now only compatible with Cleanly.io brand detergent * V4.1.2 - Dishwasher now only accepts Cleanly.io branded and DRM'd plates and silverware. * V5.6.2 - Cleanly.io plates and silverware are now single-use only * V6.0.4 - Dishwasher now only works with Cleanly.io Pure Life water. Please contact your local water supplier for pricing and contracting.

Don't forget that Cleanly.io is shutting down, so now your dishwasher won't run at all anymore.

Also don't forget the fresh water pipes in your home are owned by Cleanly.io and leased to you, meaning you can no longer receive water until some other company acquires the remnants of Cleanly.io during their decade long bankruptcy proceedings.

The sad thing this, that is not even really satire - ISPs own the fiber in office and multi-resident buildings all the time, and their use is only available to others by lease contracts.

Re: Google Calendar is down

#55

Post by NelsonMinar » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:39 PM UTC

This is your regular reminder that it is dangerous that Google has a near monopoly providing free services like calendars and email.

Re: Google Calendar is down

#56

Post by zapt02 » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:42 PM UTC

whamlastxmas wrote: post #42

mring33621 wrote: post #24

My smart dishwasher is throwing an IOException!

CHANGELOG * V2.0.5 - Dishwasher is now only compatible with Cleanly.io brand detergent * V4.1.2 - Dishwasher now only accepts Cleanly.io branded and DRM'd plates and silverware. * V5.6.2 - Cleanly.io plates and silverware are now single-use only * V6.0.4 - Dishwasher now only works with Cleanly.io Pure Life water. Please contact your local water supplier for pricing and contracting.

Not far away from printers, which may refuse to print on an unauthorized cartridge.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by zymhan » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:46 PM UTC

NelsonMinar wrote: post #55

This is your regular reminder that it is dangerous that Google has a near monopoly providing free services like calendars and email.

I sync my Google calendar to my devices, so if it goes belly up, I can open a new account somewhere else and start using that with little issue.

I do think it's a bad idea to rely 100% on something business critical hosted by someone else, without having your own backup somewhere. Hosted services go down eventually. That doesn't mean we can't use them, just be aware of their limitations.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by cptskippy » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:47 PM UTC

zapt02 wrote: post #56

whamlastxmas wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

CHANGELOG * V2.0.5 - Dishwasher is now only compatible with Cleanly.io brand detergent * V4.1.2 - Dishwasher now only accepts Cleanly.io branded and DRM'd plates and silverware. * V5.6.2 - Cleanly.io plates and silverware are now single-use only * V6.0.4 - Dishwasher now only works with Cleanly.io Pure Life water. Please contact your local water supplier for pricing and contracting.

Not far away from printers, which may refuse to print on an unauthorized cartridge.

My printer refused to print on an authorized cartridge the other day. I say print but what I really mean is jam.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by zymhan » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:48 PM UTC

e40 wrote: post #34

Thankfully my phone caches my calendars. While it's unavailable in a browser, I do see all my events on my phone. Yay!

> my phone caches my calendars

The word you're looking for is "synchronizes". This has existed for decades, now.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by cptskippy » Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:56 PM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #19

em3rgent0rdr wrote: post #9

General amnesty for missed meetings today.

Fortunately Google Calendar syncs with the app, so as long as the app already retrieved your appointments you should be just fine. Same reason why it works even without an internet connection.

If you had your Calendar open in a web page it will continue to be readable. I have a pinned tab that I can still see everything 3 months in either direction.