[HN Gopher] Ring is having a major outage ___________________________________________________________________ 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] ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-07-28 23:01 UTC)