Watercooler is open because the Interwebs is forked

[r00igev@@r]

Loading up the Tequila into the watercooler and putting on the Doors on the sound bar.
This is just like the old days.

 

[HartsockZA]

Back to DSL days, hold my beer...

 

[B-1]

At least people who go into the office are still seen as productive because they are sitting at their desk. Not like those lazy WFH slackers.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

All my stuff for work is still accessible, for now.

 

[Nerfherder]

All my stuff for work is still accessible, for now.

ya, fkn AWS.

everyone else is on holiday.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Here is a grappie while we wait:

 

[r00igev@@r]

So does anyone have news on was the story is behind the outage? Should have some better news by now.

 

[Steamy Tom]

At least people who go into the office are still seen as productive because they are sitting at their desk. Not like those lazy WFH slackers.

Lol we experienced quite the opposite, people distributed out of the office generally has better connectivity during, for the people in the office it was a **** show

 

[DapperDanMan]

So does anyone have news on was the story is behind the outage? Should have some better news by now.

Undersea cables ... again.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Undersea cables ... again.

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More like where and why?

 

[DapperDanMan]

More like where and why?

Probably another underwater landslide in the Atlantic, because it's a lot of the same cables as last time.

 

[r00igev@@r]

No physical cut has been confirmed and no dispatching of a repair ship.

 

[RonSwanson]

No physical cut has been confirmed and no dispatching of a repair ship.

The fact that 4 are down (WACS, ACE, MainOne and SAT–3) suggests a fault on a peering point onshore.

 

[DapperDanMan]

No physical cut has been confirmed and no dispatching of a repair ship.

BBC is reporting on a possible cause.

Sounds serious!

Cornwall village internet outage after hedge trim mishap

Phone cables in Golberdon, near Callington, were accidentally cut last month.

www.bbc.com

Edit: Oh wait ...

 

[DapperDanMan]

No physical cut has been confirmed

Toby sounds convinced.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Toby sounds convinced.

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Prove it Toby.

 

[r00igev@@r]

According to word on the street the power cables to the landing station was damaged so the lights went out on the cable.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Enjoy your work weekend, slaves!

Microsoft expects full Africa cable break mitigation soon

Microsoft services should be back to 100% working order by 8pm on Friday, as the company works to mitigate the incident.

techcentral.co.za

 

[longboy]

Enjoy your work weekend, slaves!

Microsoft expects full Africa cable break mitigation soon

Microsoft services should be back to 100% working order by 8pm on Friday, as the company works to mitigate the incident.

techcentral.co.za

I'm gonna go to rehab and try and take up drinking and braai'ing veggies in future instead of recreational pharmaceuticals over this weekend. Wish me luck!

 

[r00igev@@r]

I'm gonna go to rehab and try and take up drinking and braai'ing veggies in future instead of recreational pharmaceuticals over this weekend. Wish me luck!

Can I join you?