dr corinne cath (ccs) is in London
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Anthropologist of internet industry & clouds | Head of Global Team Digital @article19.bsky.social | @mctd.bsky.social Univ of Cambridge & Univ of Ams critical infra lab | coffee, climbing, mãe, she/they | https://corinnecath.com/messy-human/
That title is 🔥🔥 can’t believe we had another outage, while we were talking! Such fun and excited to keep the conversation going
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
That title is 🔥🔥 can’t believe we had another outage, while we were talking! Such fun and excited to keep the conversation going
www.thousandeyes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Just on Monday, we witnessed the effects of this problem with the AWS cloud, and now we're running into the same issue with Microsoft. This Microsoft outage has shown us that cloud monopolies pose a direct threat to democratic participation itself.
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Just on Monday, we witnessed the effects of this problem with the AWS cloud, and now we're running into the same issue with Microsoft. This Microsoft outage has shown us that cloud monopolies pose a direct threat to democratic participation itself.
When people cannot access the information and transport they need to participate in elections because a single tech company's infrastructure fails, we've crossed a dangerous threshold.
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
When people cannot access the information and transport they need to participate in elections because a single tech company's infrastructure fails, we've crossed a dangerous threshold.
but then you outsource the problem to cloud clients, and don't tackle the consolidation of power in the cloud industry! its a necessary sure, but not a sufficient imho
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
but then you outsource the problem to cloud clients, and don't tackle the consolidation of power in the cloud industry! its a necessary sure, but not a sufficient imho
We need regulation and enforcement, but also something bigger: infrastructures built for community needs, not extractive profit.
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We need regulation and enforcement, but also something bigger: infrastructures built for community needs, not extractive profit.
This is about power, not just tech. A handful of hyperscalers own the infrastructure we all depend on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon Web Services outage hitting platforms around world ‘showing signs of recovery’
Problem that originated in US and affected Snapchat and Ring among others appears to be IT issue rather than cyber-attack, says expert
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is about power, not just tech. A handful of hyperscalers own the infrastructure we all depend on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
If it goes down, so does much of the internet.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon Web Services outage hitting platforms around world ‘showing signs of recovery’
Problem that originated in US and affected Snapchat and Ring among others appears to be IT issue rather than cyber-attack, says expert
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If it goes down, so does much of the internet.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Reposted by dr corinne cath (ccs) is in London
There’s an enormous amount of stuff in this book I’d like to highlight, but start with:
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
August 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There’s an enormous amount of stuff in this book I’d like to highlight, but start with:
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”
“What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”