RubenKelevraMar 1
Michael Stanclift
AWS reporting that ME-Central-1 (UAE) is having an “operational issue” after it was “impacted by objects” 🤔
Mar 1 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadVissMar 1
@vmstan go to the cloud they said. itll be fine they said
Show threadRubenKelevraMar 1
@Viss @vmstan guess it might go up in clouds now
Show threadWanjaMar 1
@vmstan Haskell nerds are like "see!! you ever heard of a region going down because it was impacted by functions?"
Show threadJdeBPMar 1

@vmstan

From the current status page (https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status):

'At around 4:30 AM PST, one of our Availability Zones (mec1-az2) was impacted by objects that struck the data center, creating sparks and fire. The fire department shut off power to the facility and generators as they worked to put out the fire. We are still awaiting permission to turn the power back on, […]'

As Hans Gruber would say: You asked for miracles, Theo. I give you the #UnitedArabEmirates fire department.

#AWS #Amazon #CloudComputing #DataCentres #DieHard #HansGruber #RisksDigest

Show threadJohn Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁💪⬆️Mar 1
@JdeBP @vmstan "objects"...like from object-oriented programming?
Show threadToni AittoniemiMar 1
@vmstan Probably a valid military target, actually. 🤔
Show threadℍ𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕆𝕨𝕟𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕣Mar 1
@vmstan
Gee I wonder what kind of objects. Birds? It was probably birds.
Show threadDaryl the AdminMar 1
@vmstan
Toddlers throwing pebbles?
Show threadSam BriesemeisterMar 1
@vmstan see also https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/arab-states-are-choosing-sides/686195/?gift=SG_m3QzGYNPsiPjnfBuPkur6d-N4ifCNycNGguoJ-8s
Iran Goes to War Against the Arabs

Countries such as Saudi Arabia once wondered whether Tehran could be appeased and contained. Now they do not.

The Atlantic
Show threadOzzelot Mar 1
@vmstan something something OoP was a mistake something something
Show threadÖlbaumMar 5
@vmstan That’s what happens when you forget to lock the object storage.
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