From: anon@anon.org   
      
   On Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:43:13 -0000 (UTC), Rudis wrote:   
      
   > This is kind of why I've been motivated to go "old(er) tech". Ok yes   
   > servers go down but usenet might just survive stuff like the following:   
   >   
   > https://archive.is/ZNTlX   
   >   
   > TL;DR   
   >   
   > Many of the world’s biggest apps and websites have suddenly stopped   
   > working properly.   
   >   
   > Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Duolingo and Canva were all suffering   
   > problems, according to tracking website Down Detector.   
   >   
   > The problems appear to be related to an issue at Amazon Web Services,   
   > which offers infrastructure that underpins much of the modern internet.   
   > The company was seeing “increased error rates” and delays with   
   “multiple   
   > AWS services”, it said on its service status page.   
   >   
   > ---   
   >   
   > Banks are affected too. CBDCs? pfft. It's feeling really weird right   
   > now.   
      
   It's amazing just how many services rely on it.   
      
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