I am sorry if this is ever discussed, but could someone tell me why "a site is down" is a big news that we should care about?
Facebook was down
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#122I am sorry if this is ever discussed, but could someone tell me why "a site is down" is a big news that we should care about?
Moreover, it's not just facebook itself, any site or app that uses signin with facebook or their oauth, nope, that is not working either.
However the main reason, is I don't know if it's ever gone down before. I certainly cannot think of a time.
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#127How many submissions do we need on this topic? Maybe I'm jaded because I don't really "get" the whole social network phenomena, but honestly, who really cares anyway? Productivity will (briefly) go up; a few people dependant on FB SSO's wont be able to log into some other pointless services and the internet will continue to function. I normally down vote people when they say "what does xyz have to do with HN?", but 3…
Personally, I use social networks to boost productivity. Facebook is a good management tool for different groups. I have used it to manage people for the last 4 years and it has been the best platform for me to reach everyone. Sad, but true.
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#129I am sorry if this is ever discussed, but could someone tell me why "a site is down" is a big news that we should care about?
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#130I am sorry if this is ever discussed, but could someone tell me why "a site is down" is a big news that we should care about?
It's all about the context, who/what/where/etc.