Google being down means gmail, youtube, google docs etc are down in addition to search. Other services that depend on google's services are also down. It affects many more parts of workflows or entertainment or whatever.
That's not entirely true. They provide (partial) search for both Ecosia and Kagi and both of those to have excellent search results. Google can provide good search, they just don't use it themselves.
Last time I used it (some 8 months ago) there was Windows app and mobile app.
In order to configure, check what was going on I needed to run app on my Windows computer. I was looking into using docker or something like that, but I switched to another vendor.
“ Users are unable to use Canva
Identified - We’re aware of an issue where users are unable to access Canva and are encountering timeout errors when attempting to load the platform.
Our engineering team is actively investigating and working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Jun 21, 2025 - 21:36 AEST”
Social networks hijacked the natural reward system people have regarding interpersonal interaction.
What's the analogy for LLMs? Outsourcing thought (which used to be required to accomplish things) to a crappy simulation of it?
Or another way to look at it, engagement algorithms on social media prioritize empty content that's easy and mindless to consume. RLHF or whatever preference optimization algorithm trains LLMs prioritizes empty but plausible content that replaces real thought and writing effort.
Our stomachs (fast food), our social skills, and now our thinking are all atrophying.
It's awful that we can never seem to predict what the next big ill to society will be. We just plow forward until we crash into it, let it do its damage, and hope for the best. There is nobody at the wheel and we have big problems that we all need to find a way to deal with collectively. It's incredibly concerning.
Mailbox.org is one of the alternatives that I was looking at.
I’m just surprised that there is a bunch of hosting companies that say “we offer hosting and webmail in one package” but without 2FA. So I was wondering is 2FA so complex that it is not part of entry level hosting services.
