f.b. on the fritz

[Pings Bass]

My little drummer girl

 

[Michedelic]

I've heard nothing good about that one.

Oy, it’s Idiocracy writ large, but I reluctantly joined as I have some property in a different state(my old family home which I’m in the process of cleaning out), and it was primarily to keep tabs on things like break-ins, local hooliganism, issues with utilities, problems with retail in the area, etc. But it is also has been an unexpected source of face-palm inducing information monitoring. Now that so many are relying on something like Alexa to explain to them the difference between their asses and a hole in the ground, I can survey the growing ineptitude and lack of self-reliance, intitiative, motivation, and common knowledge. Inquiries that even the phrase “Google is your friend” won’t pack enough sarcasm as a response.

 

[dalkowski]

Well, now we'll just have to start posting our nonsense here on TB.

weight?

 

[Supadope]

I was going to post on Facebook about losing my blisters from not practicing lately - vacation and stuff.

Few on FB would know or understand, so I am grateful to post to TalkBass (which is well moderated to avoid the toxins that Facebook is experiencing).

 

[BOOG]

Here's my dinner... ok it's an old one as I haven't made anything yet tonight. But it still counts.

I’d smash that.

 

[metron]

Facebook is down

Great news!

 

[james condino]

Now if only talkbass would shut down, I could get some work done.....

 

[BOOG]

Bonus points for including a cat in the pic!

Or…err… ah, never mind

 

[Joeynone]

Here for my fix… quick someone tell me my dog is Biden or Trumps fault! I miss everyone making every post political!

 

[shnapper]

Facebook is down, good!

Now let’s all pick up the phone and talk or meet in person where it’s legal to do so.

Or educate ourselves by going FaceDown in a book..

 

[Low Down Brown]

Oy, it’s Idiocracy writ large

 

[Michedelic]

Look on the bright side…this will be a great object lesson for those who don’t know how we used to live back at the very end of the 20th Century…

 

[mongo2]

 

[turf3]

The thing that really annoys me is businesses who use Facebook as their website. No, I don't want to join FB just to find out when you're open. So it looks like I won't be patronizing your business.

 

[Deleted member 165050]

A very young Robert Fripp there!

 

[Smilodon]

Here’s an interesting article on what’s gone wrong. And, it seems that the problem also locked the people out of the building that know how to fix it.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-took-facebook-down-major-global-outage-drags-on/

Oh, that's hilarious!

This is why there always is a good idea to keep physical keys to essential infrastructure as a backup.

 

[Deleted member 165050]

More than a few people think the Internet is the most significant technological development since the printing press. Unfortunately, the advent and domination, of a handful of privately run social media platforms have abused its potential as many here have observed.

That doesn’t address the many users worldwide who have come to rely on them for critical communications.

Any shutdown, or widespread interruption, should serve to bring it to the attention of the thinkers who will seek a better solution than what currently exists.

A big question if control by corporations or by governments is better.

 

[Richland123]

 

[marchone]

A big question if control by corporations or by governments is better.

That’s why I didn’t open that can of worms. Let it be. TB isn’t the place for it.

 

[Alkali Ike]