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Exactly hahaaha!!
Was about 3pm here /cries in Australian
We regularly get screwed over during business hours by things being pushed out overnight in the US/UK
AFAIK it was a Thursday night push for people in US mountain time / pacific time. But, that ends up being Friday early morning in Europe and Friday mid-day in Asia.
As someone stuck in DTW, I feel the pain.
Down to win?
Is this the Denver airport?
Yeah
Y2K24
Also, half the team must be on summer vacation
What happened?
An update to a cybersecurity software suite called CrowdStrike caused Windows machines to BSOD. CrowdStrike was big and monopolistic enough that it took out servees at large organizations worldwide.
Should have used Linux!
Should have not trusted a third party to install proprietary code into the kernel. It’s not a Windows issue directly, they have a Linux version too, but anything that allows third parties to put proprietary code into your kernel and automatically update it without your approval is untrustworthy.
Counterpoint: Windows bad.
I can’t disagree with you there.
They have a Linux version, but this happened only to the Windows one… Coincidence?!
Yes, coincidence.
This in particular is a Crowdstrike issue. They suck as much as windows. Crowdstrike has had issues on Linux before:
Crowdstrike - freezing RockyLinux After 9.4 upgrade:: https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/crowdstrike-freezing-rockylinux-after-9-4-upgrade/14041
Kernel panic observed after booting 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64 by falcon-sensor process:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/7068083Debian user experience: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41005936
Another windows story: https://www.thestack.technology/crowdstrike-bug-maxes-out-100-of-cpu-requires-windows-reboots/
How was this not tested by Microsoft in a virtual environment with a large set of test conditions before it was released? Does this not happen?
I don’t expect that Microsoft checks CrowdStrike’s software before CrowdStrike pushes their updates.
So this wasn’t a windows update? Got it
Real men test in prod
Everyone has a test environment but only a few separate prod
