Tech Brew Ride Home Tue. 10/05 – The Great Facebook Outage
Oct 5, 2021
The podcast discusses the chaos surrounding a significant Facebook outage that affected multiple platforms for over six hours. It highlights Google’s DeepMind achieving profitability and the latest advancements in AI. Listeners get insights into the customizable interface of Android 12 and mixed reviews of Windows 11. The Surface Laptop Studio is explored for its sleek design and versatility, while also touching on its limitations. A nostalgic look at art and its interaction with technology adds a whimsical touch to the conversation.
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Facebook Outage
- Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger experienced a global outage for over six hours.
- Internal processes were disrupted, and engineers had to physically reset servers.
Reporting on Outages
- Service outages are common and often unremarkable.
- Brian McCullough only reports on large-scale outages that have an interesting twist or unique elements.
DNS Issue
- The Facebook outage stemmed from withdrawn DNS records.
- These records direct systems on how to locate Facebook and Instagram online.