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Re: Facebook was down

#131

Post by Untit1ed » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:56 AM UTC

bombtrack wrote: post #92

Obviously anyone can "take credit" for things like this, but if this[1] is true, then jesus. Edit: Since it's topical, I enjoy listening to Chuck Rossi in interviews or presentations. Releng 2014 - Keynote 1: Chuck Rossi, Release Engineering, Facebook Inc. | Talks at Google [2] [1] https://twitter.com/lizardmafia/status/559963134006292481 [2] http://youtu.be/Nffzkkdq7GM?t=4m39s

Obviously Tinder falls with Facebook, but HipChat's definitely still working for me...

Re: Facebook was down

#132

Post by overworkedasian » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:56 AM UTC

This doesnt look right:

whois facebook.com @8.8.8.8

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.

FACEBOOK.COM.DISABLE.YOUR.TIMELINE.NOW.WITH.THE.ORIGINAL.TIMELINE-REMOVE.NET FACEBOOK.COM.GET.ONE.MILLION.DOLLARS.AT.WWW.UNIMUNDI.COM FACEBOOK.COM.LOVED.BY.WWW.SHQIPHOST.COM FACEBOOK.COM.MORE.INFO.AT.WWW.BEYONDWHOIS.COM FACEBOOK.COM.ZZZZZ.GET.LAID.AT.WWW.SWINGINGCOMMUNITY.COM FACEBOOK.COM

To single out one record, look it up with "xxx", where xxx is one of the records displayed above. If the records are the same, look them up with "=xxx" to receive a full display for each record.

>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:56:04 GMT <<<

Re: Facebook was down

#133

Post by ykumar6 » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:57 AM UTC

Untit1ed wrote: post #131

bombtrack wrote: post #92

Obviously anyone can "take credit" for things like this, but if this[1] is true, then jesus. Edit: Since it's topical, I enjoy listening to Chuck Rossi in interviews or presentations. Releng 2014 - Keynote 1: Chuck Rossi, Release Engineering, Facebook Inc. | Talks at Google [2] [1] https://twitter.com/lizardmafia/status/559963134006292481 [2] http://youtu.be/Nffzkkdq7GM?t=4m39s

Obviously Tinder falls with Facebook, but HipChat's definitely still working for me...

Hipchat is down for me

Re: Facebook was down

#134

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:57 AM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #120

danso wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A few years ago, who would've guessed that Twitter would be the major service still standing during such a mass attack?

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Re: Facebook was down

#135

Post by max0563 » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:58 AM UTC

willidiots wrote: post #41

Let's all have a moment of contemplation & relaxation on behalf of those poor souls on-call...

They are brave men and women for sure.

Re: Facebook was down

#136

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:59 AM UTC

IvyMike wrote: post #93

obituary_latte wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Restarting your modem is step 1 in troubleshooting internet connectivity problems when Facebook is down?

It's almost like he mentioned it because he realized it was silly after the fact and wanted to share that bit of mirth with us.

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Re: Facebook was down

#137

Post by zaporozhets » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:59 AM UTC

overworkedasian wrote: post #132

This doesnt look right: whois facebook.com @8.8.8.8 Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. FACEBOOK.COM.DISABLE.YOUR.TIMELINE.NOW.WITH.THE.ORIGINAL.TIMELINE-REMOVE.NET FACEBOOK.COM.GET.ONE.MILLION.DOLLARS.AT.WWW.UNIMUNDI.COM FACEBOOK.COM.LOVED.BY.WWW.SHQIPHOST.COM FACEBOO…

"Facebook finally figures out that sex /still/ sells better than advertising"

Re: Facebook was down

#138

Post by nurettin » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:59 AM UTC

down here (in Turkey) and surprisingly, it isn't the government this time!

Re: Facebook was down

#139

Post by anthony_franco » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 6:59 AM UTC

overworkedasian wrote: post #132

This doesnt look right: whois facebook.com @8.8.8.8 Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. FACEBOOK.COM.DISABLE.YOUR.TIMELINE.NOW.WITH.THE.ORIGINAL.TIMELINE-REMOVE.NET FACEBOOK.COM.GET.ONE.MILLION.DOLLARS.AT.WWW.UNIMUNDI.COM FACEBOOK.COM.LOVED.BY.WWW.SHQIPHOST.COM FACEBOO…

It's just the way whois lookups work. Do a whois lookup of any big site (google.com, microsoft.com, etc) and you'll get a similar response.

Re: Facebook was down

#140

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 7:00 AM UTC

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