[HN Gopher] Ring is having a major outage
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       Ring is having a major outage
        
       Author : vector_spaces
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2023-07-28 22:05 UTC (55 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (status.ring.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (status.ring.com)
        
       | technick wrote:
       | It's time to go do crime against houses with Ring security
       | systems.
        
         | aardshark wrote:
         | I doubt they actually do much anyway.
        
         | bastard_op wrote:
         | It's still light out in the US. /me plays Beastie Boys - Rhymin
         | & Stealin
        
       | bastard_op wrote:
       | I got an odd logout message, was wondering if they broke (again).
        
       | muppetman wrote:
       | Odd. My ring camera and Livestream etc are all working fine. I'm
       | in New Zealand though.
        
       | 89vision wrote:
       | FWIW, mine is working fine
        
       | kulor wrote:
       | Users are kinda mad
       | https://twitter.com/ring/status/1685049112306262016. I'll give
       | them credit and say this is the first time in 3 years I've had
       | any issues
        
         | silisili wrote:
         | I get being mad when a service is down, but some people seem to
         | be like, melting down. Humans have lived for millenia (and
         | really into the what, mid 2000s) without doorbell cameras, but
         | some of those people are acting like they're going to get
         | murdered now that it's down.
        
           | JohnFen wrote:
           | A huge part of Ring's marketing involved making people so
           | fearful that they felt they needed it to help them be safe.
           | 
           | I'm willing to bet a lot of that anger comes from them
           | feeling afraid. It's marketing in action.
        
             | skeeter2020 wrote:
             | "I actually feel very vulnerable not being able to check my
             | cameras before I go to bed"
             | 
             | "I am missing many moments at home now !!"
             | 
             | "I have no clue if someone is breaking in now"
             | 
             | "The one time we decide to put the puppy downstairs on his
             | own, we can't even make sure he's ok. Never mind our
             | doorbell picking up people who have no business being
             | there"
             | 
             | "Would have been great to at least have a view of the
             | robbers if they came to my house, u know. What a 'Ring' is
             | supposed to be used for."
             | 
             | Do ya think? I'm suprised and saddened by these reactions.
        
               | JohnFen wrote:
               | I'm saddened, but not even a little surprised.
               | 
               | Ring's marketing is one of the many things that are
               | contributing to the increasing isolation and alienation
               | of people from each other.
        
               | AlotOfReading wrote:
               | I don't know, it really enhances the sense of community I
               | feel when every third house says "Hi, you're being
               | recorded" as I walk by.
        
         | sefrost wrote:
         | Kind of off topic: do you need to be signed in to Twitter to
         | see replies now?
        
           | new23d wrote:
           | Yep. But the replies are all about users wanting credits.
        
           | tempest_ wrote:
           | https://nitter.net/ring
        
         | skeeter2020 wrote:
         | People are losing their minds. This person sounds like many
         | software developers: " I'm debating on setting up a home DVR
         | system because I can't trust Ring will stay online 24/7." -
         | good luck with that.
         | 
         | I mean, I get the frustration but you outsourced a core service
         | to the internet, then are _shocked_ when it 's not available
         | all the time? All the comments about "must be 24/7" and "don't
         | you have backups?" etc... How can we possibly expect people to
         | consider subtle things like privacy when they don't get the
         | fundamentals?
        
           | dataflow wrote:
           | "They" and "people" includes a surprising fraction of
           | software engineers themselves. So many engineers design their
           | systems assuming every customer has internet 24/7.
        
           | teeray wrote:
           | If this was the 90s and a telephone pole crash took down an
           | alarm system monitoring center nobody would bat an eyelash.
           | It's inconvenient, but it happens.
           | 
           | The digital equivalent--dropping the prod DB or something--
           | draws the ire of millions. Consumer expectations changed when
           | we put a computer in their pocket screaming OUTAGE.
        
         | whalesalad wrote:
         | Reminds me that I keep meaning to order the license plate
         | "5NINES" for my car but not sure many will get the reference
         | hehe.
        
           | chayesfss wrote:
           | [dead]
        
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