# Could We Have A Detailed Explanation for the Long Outage? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 5, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195 "2019-08-05T22:46:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/81 "2019-08-07T01:58:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Yay!šŸ™‚ ā€œWolfieā€, did you read about Mr. Beckdawreckā€™s marksmanship in the snake thread? Heā€™s from Arkansas, yā€™all. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/82 "2019-08-07T02:09:53Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > ā€œWolfieā€, did you read about Mr. Beckdawreckā€™s marksmanship in the snake thread? > Heā€™s from Arkansas, yā€™all. :dubious: Oh, Carni, youā€™re so silly!šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/83 "2019-08-07T03:07:24Z")
I donā€™t think anyone needs all the details. But a few would be welcome, such as ā€œboard hackedā€, ā€œhardware problemā€, or the like. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/84 "2019-08-07T03:51:02Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > [Here](https://www.amazon.com/really-drinking-alone-stemless-glass/dp/B01CQCGF80/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=if+the+cat+is+home+wine+glass&qid=1565118050&s=gateway&sr=8-3) is mine. I more want one of [these.](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a+giant+cup+of+shut+the+f+up&crid=2CZ1DBWSXHWU8&sprefix=a+giant+cup%2Caps%2C197&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_11) I think it suits my personality better. I just refuse to order anything from Amazon until I get fired. > [@Atamasama](#): > > For me, Outside is where my Amazon deliveries come from. Youā€™re welcome. šŸ˜‰ > [@wolfpup](#): > > Itā€™s what my friends call me. šŸ˜ƒ You mean to tell me you actual-------------- never mind; too easy. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/85 "2019-08-07T03:57:36Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > What is this ā€œoutsideā€? ā€œIf you canā€™t take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. Itā€™s not safe out here. Itā€™s wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But itā€™s not for the timid.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/86 "2019-08-07T12:40:42Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > When Iā€™m working on a network problem, every damn phone call I have to take about ā€œWhy isnā€™t this thing fixed yet?ā€ delays my repairs. Do you want the guys to take half an hour to design a sprightly message that explains the problem in detail? During? No. I want the problem fixed ASAP. Afterward, on the other had, I wouldnā€™t mind some information, if only to satisfy my nearly insatiable curiosity. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/87 "2019-08-07T12:56:14Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > During? No. I want the problem fixed ASAP. > > Afterward, on the other had, I wouldnā€™t mind some information, if only to satisfy my nearly insatiable curiosity. No no - afterwards come the meetings where the management says ā€œyou should have planned for this outage in advance, so it didnā€™t impact the usersā€. The next items on the agenda are A) why we arenā€™t making deadlines B) why we need more meetings to talk about why we arenā€™t making deadlines Regards, Shodan PS - Whaddya mean pregnancy takes nine months? Get three women on it - then it will be done in three! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/88 "2019-08-07T15:11:47Z")
And if you could get me your TPS report by tomorrow noon, thatā€™d be great. ---
**Author:** ![sps49sd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sps49sd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sps49sd)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/89 "2019-08-07T15:36:28Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > I went to two twitter addresses for SDMB and one was last used in 2009 and the other in 2015 I think. Does anyone here not tweet? I donā€™t. I donā€™t care what celebs think about things nor where they get their coffee. I havenā€™t been on Facebook since they blocked me for daring to use my new phone to connect and want me to bug 3 friends to fetch some code numbers from somewhere. Donā€™t miss it, was only on monthly anyway. Hey, whereā€™s my fanfold 4-copy printer paper? or the rolls of fax paper? and my camera? [shakes fist] But the Straight Dope is none of the above. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/90 "2019-08-07T15:39:57Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > I went to two twitter addresses for SDMB and one was last used in 2009 and the other in 2015 I think. Does anyone here not tweet? Loads of people donā€™t Tweet. Another shocker, loads of people donā€™t Facebook either. Ditto Instagram and Snapchat. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/91 "2019-08-07T17:15:15Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Loads of people donā€™t Tweet. Another shocker, loads of people donā€™t Facebook either. Ditto Instagram and Snapchat. I donā€™t do Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat. I follow a couple of people/places on Twitter (I donā€™t have any followers), but only one thing prompts a Tweet from me: when I come across an article with a MAJORLY OFFENSIVE grammatical error (I donā€™t even bother with the minor ones-- too many), I tweet the correction directly to the author. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/92 "2019-08-07T18:35:37Z")
> [@sps49sd](#): > > I donā€™t. I donā€™t care what celebs think about things nor where they get their coffee. No oneā€™s going to make you use Twitter if you donā€™t want to, but if you would like to eradicate your own ignorance about what really goes on there, please look at this tweet, written by a two-time Pulitzer finalist and fairly representative of what I read and respond to on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/ronbrownstein/status/1159134774461530112?s=21](https://twitter.com/ronbrownstein/status/1159134774461530112?s=21) ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/93 "2019-08-07T19:34:20Z")
> [@sps49sd](#): > > I donā€™t. I donā€™t care what celebs think about things nor where they get their coffee. > > I havenā€™t been on Facebook since they blocked me for daring to use my new phone to connect and want me to bug 3 friends to fetch some code numbers from somewhere. Donā€™t miss it, was only on monthly anyway. > > Hey, whereā€™s my fanfold 4-copy printer paper? or the rolls of fax paper? and my camera? [shakes fist] > > But the Straight Dope is none of the above. I rarely post any tweets, but I have a twitter account for one main reason- often the easiest way to get customer support from a lot of companies nowadays is to contact their social media folks on Twitter. whether thatā€™s a good or bad thing is not yet clear. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/94 "2019-08-07T19:39:36Z")
Iā€™ve noticed there havenā€™t been any ads since the return of the time sink. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/95 "2019-08-07T19:46:00Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Iā€™ve noticed there havenā€™t been any ads since the return of the time sink. Aaaaaand of course as soon as I posted this, I see one. Though thankfully itā€™s not one of those super obnoxious video ads at the bottom, just a tiny banner mid thread. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/96 "2019-08-07T20:46:47Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > When Iā€™m working on a network problem, every damn phone call I have to take about ā€œWhy isnā€™t this thing fixed yet?ā€ delays my repairs. Do you want the guys to take half an hour to design a sprightly message that explains the problem in detail? Yes. At least I want a recorded message that says the problem is on your end, not mine. Thatā€™s why I spent 10 minutes going through computer screens and ā€œtell me what your problem isā€ recorded messages with ATT customer support this afternoon just so I could talk to a live person who assured me it wasnā€™t my fault I couldnā€™t sign into my email. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/97 "2019-08-07T21:30:26Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Yes it was nice and pretty. I actually still had it on my phone so I uploaded that to imgur, here: [SDMB Outage 2019-08-05 Mon - Album on Imgur](https://imgur.com/a/tJHKZ6l). > Yeah, nice and pretty. A likely planned and unannounced outage. They tell me when there is a planned outage. And I tell you. Thatā€™s how it works. This was not planned. That happens sometimes, even to the best of sites. To be all technical about it, shit happens. We are sorry you were inconvenienced. Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195/98 "2019-08-07T21:36:09Z")
**Moderator Action** Since the OP has been answered as well as it can be, I am going to close this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-have-a-detailed-explanation-for-the-long-outage/838195.md?page=4)