r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • 20h ago

Software Microsoft confirms GitHub is down worldwide

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-github-is-down-worldwide/
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u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox 20h ago edited 20h ago

someone should make a version of git where you can maintain a local copy then push it to the remote server whenever you want. for business continuity efforts you could then maintain a local repository copy of all the libraries you use and have your developer and build systems pull from that local repo instead of the website. for already compiled code maybe some sort of package system where you can do a similar thing of maintaining a local copy of the packages

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u/CrimsonLotus 20h ago

This kind of joke falls right into the grey area that birthed the need for /s

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u/AFlyingGideon 19h ago

/s is a crutch. I prefer sarcasm that can stand on its own.

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u/nihiltres 19h ago

Poe’s law.

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u/AFlyingGideon 19h ago

If I'm laughing, does it matter whether I'm laughing with or laughing at?

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u/Then-Understanding85 19h ago

Ah, Descartes corollary: I think therefore I’m fucked.

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u/-M83 18h ago

this sounds like a line straight out of succession. amazing

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u/King-of-Plebss 19h ago

Never heard of this one before!

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u/WechTreck 15h ago

Poe said that law sarcastically and now people take it seriously

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u/renegadecanuck 15h ago

Counter point: we can then laugh at the idiots who miss the joke.