Posted On: Friday - July 19th 2024 9:43AM MST
In Topics: Artificial Stupidity The Future Big-Biz Stupidity
You see what happens, Larry?!!
Our title today is a reference to a scene in The Big Lebowski, in case you're really wondering. John Goodman is hilarious in that scene.
It's not just the airlines, but all manner of Big Biz IT functions are having "outages", and it's been all over the world. From this ABC report:
A wave of IT outages swept across the globe Friday morning, causing over 1,000 flight cancelations and stalling internal and external systems across a variety of industries including hospitals, banks, stock exchanges and other institutions, as some Microsoft-based computers ceased to work.Outages? I don't think that's the most descriptive word. Electricity being physically disconnected, yeah, that's an outage. All kinds of software running on an operating system that just got a bad update is more like an outrage.
Don't make the IT guys angry.
Or... maybe his name was Nick, but he doesn't look at all like this Nick. Is this outsourcing, D.I.E. in action, or what?
I just told someone last week out of the blue, not as advice, but just worry, that we are so dependent on software now that paper/manual back-ups cannot take over anymore. That's in addition to the feeling I've got that nobody would know how to use them anyway... many of them can barely use the fancy software when it does work.
Me, I've got Windows 7 on the one non-iCrap device. I DO NOT DO UPDATES! When something is working, you don't fix it!
Comments:
The Alarmist
Friday - July 19th 2024 1:50PM MST
PS
Evening, y’all.
Your daily dose of Zen from the 🐝 ....
“Entire Microsoft Network Goes Down After Greg Removes USB Device Without Clicking 'Eject' First”
Evening, y’all.
Your daily dose of Zen from the 🐝 ....
“Entire Microsoft Network Goes Down After Greg Removes USB Device Without Clicking 'Eject' First”
Adam Smith
Friday - July 19th 2024 11:24AM MST
PS: Greetings, Gentlemen,
Indeed, Mr. Alarmist. What used to be Common Sense, is not so common anymore. Mission critical systems of any kind should air gapped from the internet. Apparently people are too stupid and/or too lazy to understand this.
Mrs. Smith was, until recently, still using her iPhone 4s. Unfortunately, the button stopped working. (She loved that little phone.) But for just ~$200 we got her hooked up with a new iPhone se. (She likes her phones small because they fit in the pocket in her purse.) It's worked well enough. But much like you, we don't use our cell phones for much of anything. ($80 a year for each line with plenty of roll over minutes.) A little texting and the occasional phone call. My phone does work well as a GPS for the occasional few times we use GPS. And sometimes we take pictures or listen to pandora through a bluetooth speaker. But that's about it.
Achmed, as long as the phone isn't physically broken, there are ways to unbrick a phone. Often it is much like reinstalling an operating system on a computer. I used to do custom android installs on my phones, but I didn't bother with the new phone that I got about a year (or so) ago. Just didn't seem worth it for something I use so little.
Ok, I really do have to go now.
See you guys later.
Cheers! ☮️
Indeed, Mr. Alarmist. What used to be Common Sense, is not so common anymore. Mission critical systems of any kind should air gapped from the internet. Apparently people are too stupid and/or too lazy to understand this.
Mrs. Smith was, until recently, still using her iPhone 4s. Unfortunately, the button stopped working. (She loved that little phone.) But for just ~$200 we got her hooked up with a new iPhone se. (She likes her phones small because they fit in the pocket in her purse.) It's worked well enough. But much like you, we don't use our cell phones for much of anything. ($80 a year for each line with plenty of roll over minutes.) A little texting and the occasional phone call. My phone does work well as a GPS for the occasional few times we use GPS. And sometimes we take pictures or listen to pandora through a bluetooth speaker. But that's about it.
Achmed, as long as the phone isn't physically broken, there are ways to unbrick a phone. Often it is much like reinstalling an operating system on a computer. I used to do custom android installs on my phones, but I didn't bother with the new phone that I got about a year (or so) ago. Just didn't seem worth it for something I use so little.
Ok, I really do have to go now.
See you guys later.
Cheers! ☮️
Moderator
Friday - July 19th 2024 11:11AM MST
PS: "I guess they’re having a tough time getting through to support in Bangalore, what with all the IP phones down."
Damn good point, Alarmist. There's a cascading effect if you've got everything dependent on the same software ... or same internet.
That IP phone system stuff was part of the subject of one of my posts here:
Next: •Indian IT help v Shortwave Radio
https://www.peakstupidity.com/index.php?post=2375
I imagine they must have thousands (or whatever) of calls using the same physical lines to do this voice-over-IP, and it resulted in a signal that was worse than an undersea cable here directly to India that has been bitten by deep-water sharks over the years.
Damn good point, Alarmist. There's a cascading effect if you've got everything dependent on the same software ... or same internet.
That IP phone system stuff was part of the subject of one of my posts here:
Next: •Indian IT help v Shortwave Radio
https://www.peakstupidity.com/index.php?post=2375
I imagine they must have thousands (or whatever) of calls using the same physical lines to do this voice-over-IP, and it resulted in a signal that was worse than an undersea cable here directly to India that has been bitten by deep-water sharks over the years.
The Alarmist
Friday - July 19th 2024 10:57AM MST
PS
Yeah, I still use an iPhone 6 (prefer wired earbuds rather than putting a microwave transmitter right next to my brain), and stopped updating ages ago. Yes, fewer and fewer apps work, but there aren’t many apps I used anyway. It’s essentially an iPod player that I use to send an occasional text.
I guess they’re having a tough time getting through to support in Bangalore, what with all the IP phones down.
I watched a show on the SciFi channel back in the late ‘90s, and in that episode the world was thrown into a crisis when the internet went down, and I remember thinking at the time, “What idiot would make their mission-critical systems dependent on the Internet?” Now we know that there are plenty of idiots.
Which begs a question: In my day in the USAF, we were not able to use foreign sourced electronic components in our systems. Now I read a US General warning we cannot go to war with China because we rely on them for many of our components. When exactly did common sense die out among our so-called best and brightest?
Yeah, I still use an iPhone 6 (prefer wired earbuds rather than putting a microwave transmitter right next to my brain), and stopped updating ages ago. Yes, fewer and fewer apps work, but there aren’t many apps I used anyway. It’s essentially an iPod player that I use to send an occasional text.
I guess they’re having a tough time getting through to support in Bangalore, what with all the IP phones down.
I watched a show on the SciFi channel back in the late ‘90s, and in that episode the world was thrown into a crisis when the internet went down, and I remember thinking at the time, “What idiot would make their mission-critical systems dependent on the Internet?” Now we know that there are plenty of idiots.
Which begs a question: In my day in the USAF, we were not able to use foreign sourced electronic components in our systems. Now I read a US General warning we cannot go to war with China because we rely on them for many of our components. When exactly did common sense die out among our so-called best and brightest?
Moderator
Friday - July 19th 2024 10:55AM MST
PS: Hello, Adam. Yes, I have avoided getting updates on the tablet too. It's not easy. Each day, it'll go an a binge, pushing a window at me 2 or 3 times quickly, some days every 1/2, that I have to click the "HELL NO" on. (Well, it might not say that, but that's the one I click.) It usually calms down after 3 or up to 10 times.
Ha, about that bricked-up thing, I think I now remember the sequence to un-brick this phone. (I took the battery out even, and IIRC, that didn't get it going.) I don't know for sure the reason it bricked up both times, but the thing in common is only that the same friend both times called me, and I was in a bad spot and told him I'd call him later. WTH? I don't see how that'd determine anything, but I do remember that. If that wasn't it, then that part was a coincidence.
Ha, about that bricked-up thing, I think I now remember the sequence to un-brick this phone. (I took the battery out even, and IIRC, that didn't get it going.) I don't know for sure the reason it bricked up both times, but the thing in common is only that the same friend both times called me, and I was in a bad spot and told him I'd call him later. WTH? I don't see how that'd determine anything, but I do remember that. If that wasn't it, then that part was a coincidence.
Adam Smith
Friday - July 19th 2024 10:46AM MST
PS: Quick example...
https://www.google.com/search?q=iOS+update+bricked+my+phone
Cheers! ☮️
https://www.google.com/search?q=iOS+update+bricked+my+phone
Cheers! ☮️
Adam Smith
Friday - July 19th 2024 10:39AM MST
PS: Greetings, Achmed!
I haven't installed or used windoze in years now, but I used to do windoze installs for myself and my customers for years. And the very first thing I would do after installing and updating everything...
I would Turn OFF automatic updates!!!
Too many "good" windoze installs have been ruined by micro$oft updates.
It's kinda like iOS on the iPhone.
I have known of too many examples of iOS updates bricking otherwise good iPhones. So many and so often, that Mrs. Smith never updates her phone.
And I highly recommend others do the same.
'cause yeah. As you say. If it ain't broke, you, you...
You know the thing. ☮️
I haven't installed or used windoze in years now, but I used to do windoze installs for myself and my customers for years. And the very first thing I would do after installing and updating everything...
I would Turn OFF automatic updates!!!
Too many "good" windoze installs have been ruined by micro$oft updates.
It's kinda like iOS on the iPhone.
I have known of too many examples of iOS updates bricking otherwise good iPhones. So many and so often, that Mrs. Smith never updates her phone.
And I highly recommend others do the same.
'cause yeah. As you say. If it ain't broke, you, you...
You know the thing. ☮️
Evening, y’all.
Your daily dose of Zen from the 🐝 ....
“Entire Microsoft Network Goes Down After Greg Removes USB Device Without Clicking 'Eject' First”
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Management first became aware of the problem after a report from security that noted a USB alarm had gone off in Sector 12 where the Windows team works hard adding bugs to the Windows OS. After removing a USB stick without first clicking "Eject" all the mainframe servers promptly crashed.
"No, YOU FOOL! You've doomed us all!" Greg's coworker had cried out, but it was too late.
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https://babylonbee.com/news/entire-microsoft-network-goes-down-after-greg-removes-usb-device-without-clicking-eject-first
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[Sorry for the partial dupe]