2026-09-03 15:47 UTC
📝 tl;dr
- Downtime is mainstream now.
- Status pages are the public interface for understanding it.
- Uptime percentages are a lousy interface for general understanding.
- Can we stop?
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/stop-with-the-uptime-percentage/
Replies (2)
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@db@social.lol 2026-09-03 15:55
@jimniels@mastodon.social I just assume stuff is down and then it's a nice surprise if I'm wrong :)
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@OndrejZizka@mastodon.social 2026-09-05 08:07
@jimniels@mastodon.social how about inverting the scale and for a 98 % uptime let's say, "there was a 2 degree servicequake" 🙂 But also maybe it would be better to express in how many users were affected.. harder to measure, but 99.99 is a few clicks or a refresh, while 99% is already probably 10 % of users going to a forced coffee break.