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Just got a text from my kids' school saying GMail is down and to use the school's direct email. Immediate reaction was "Google isn't down you idiots, the probl
by DebtDeflation 6y ago
Just got a text from my kids' school saying GMail is down and to use the school's direct email. Immediate reaction was "Google isn't down you idiots, the problem is on your end", go to check GMail, yep it's down.
- fouronnes3 6y agoyeah this is like saying it must be a compiler bug
- yreg 6y agoI had a few of these this year, e.g. thinking I have local connectivity issues when it turned out the entire backbone is in a bad shape[0]. Or that time when 80% of the apps on my iPhone crashed on launch[1] — must be an issue with the device, right? [0] Level 3 Global Outage - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24322861 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24322861 [1] Facebook iOS SDK Remotely Crashing Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Winno and More - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23097459 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23097459