What Is This Crappy Pipeline?

There are simply no words to describe how utterly hopeless this is. Test, “aaaaa” mistakenly published on official Sunrise “MAO” website (ITmedia, Japanese) “I wouldn’t know! I know nothing of fail-safes! Humanity merely self-destructs through the pipelines they build themselves!” “Splendid, isn’t it?! Pouring endless budget and time like water, only to finish a switch that broadcasts ‘aaaaa’ to the entire world!” “Sunrise itself has broadcast Providence to the whole world!” “This is humanity’s dream, humanity’s hope, humanity’s karma!” ...

August 31, 2026 · 3 min · 425 words · gorn

Figures Don't Lie, But Liars Do Figure

The ZDNET Japan article titled “Linux on Desktop market share exceeds 10% – nearly doubling in one year” has a major flaw. The underlying data for this article has already been called into question by other media outlets. For instance, CNET’s article “Linux traffic spikes in North America: Why?” captures the core issue brilliantly, including its headline—accurately identifying “Linux traffic spikes in North America” as the fundamental cause behind the metric shift. ...

August 7, 2026 · 3 min · 462 words · gorn

True Availability in the Cloud Era: Lessons from AWS Outage History - The Demise of the Multi-AZ Myth and Its Impact on the Physical World

Cloud services, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS), form an indispensable foundation for modern digital society. However, their massive and complex systems can sometimes fail in ways beyond our imagination, causing severe impacts on business and societal activities. On October 20, 2025, AWS was again hit by a large-scale outage, causing many services to be down for an extended period. This incident once again highlighted the challenge of how to address the risks in a modern society where dependence on the cloud is deepening. ...

October 21, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · gorn