Facebook and Instagram down, is it a sign that the end of the world is not far ?
By topffer
@topffer (42156)
France
October 11, 2017 12:35pm CST
When I see that even Le Monde, the most serious French newspaper writes a small article to tell that Facebook and Instagram were down today, the FB dashboard included, I conclude that it is a very important news.
Can you imagine your life without Facebook and Instagram ?
PS: I have had a pear with a black chocolate mousse for dessert.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 17
I live life every day without Facebook and Instagram and somehow survive.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 17
Where was I . . . I didn't even know FB was down (and I check in almost everyday!). I haven't even dealt with Instagram yet (and perhaps I shouldn't). There was a time when I did not have an FB account whenever it seemed like everyone on the planet was already on it. I finally jumped in, and it's as if the world was waiting for me. I was so obsessed with FB . . . I could be there morning, noon, and night . . . I had to have my FB, cream, and sugar 
. But now - eh - I'm over it (well almost) - and frankly sometimes I wish they could just shut it down since I may never have the nerve to deactivate my account on my own 
- that would be doing me a favor! Oh - did you make that dessert
? Do you have some for me !
. But now - eh - I'm over it (well almost) - and frankly sometimes I wish they could just shut it down since I may never have the nerve to deactivate my account on my own - that would be doing me a favor! Oh - did you make that dessert? Do you have some for me !4 people like this
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 17
@topffer I've never made mouse before . . . oops I meant mousse (well, I haven't made either of them ). But I quickly looked up a recipe - yah, I guess it would not be so difficult. It seems I have all the ingredients on hand - I should try. What kind of pear . . . and was it raw or cooked? 
I noticed many of my friends still have their account, but they don't go on FB as often. I think we are all lurkers 
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We can live without it. There is still such a thing as a phone and email 
. And hey, what a novel idea to actually visit a friend in person!
). But I quickly looked up a recipe - yah, I guess it would not be so difficult. It seems I have all the ingredients on hand - I should try. What kind of pear . . . and was it raw or cooked?
I noticed many of my friends still have their account, but they don't go on FB as often. I think we are all lurkers .
We can live without it. There is still such a thing as a phone and email . And hey, what a novel idea to actually visit a friend in person!2 people like this
@topffer (42156)
• France
11 Oct 17
@much2say The pealed pear has been cooked during 15 mn inside boiling water+sugar (a light syrup). It was a red William pear, but it does not matter. Usually I only put hot chocolate melted in the microwave on the pear, here I put it in pieces in the mousse. Simple and good. I also never made mouse.
We are losing more and more human contacts. Several friends who were calling in the past, are just now sending messages or emails most of the time. Not the same.
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We are losing more and more human contacts. Several friends who were calling in the past, are just now sending messages or emails most of the time. Not the same.2 people like this
@topffer (42156)
• France
11 Oct 17
No, I bought the mousse already made. It is not that difficult to prepare a chocolate mousse, it takes only a few minutes, and I made some for groups of diggers in summer, but it is more easy to prepare it for several persons than for just one...
I have closed my personal FB account when I realized that my best friends had no account and were able to live without it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Oct 17
The dessert sounds heavenly! I was happy to see that my FB account is working, but rarely use it.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
12 Oct 17
@JudyEv As I am a bit snob, I am considering to start my own mailing list to tell to my future fans when I wash my hair and what I have for dinner
. I have not noticed in Bordeaux that you were old and crabby, but maybe were you in a very good day.
. I have not noticed in Bordeaux that you were old and crabby, but maybe were you in a very good day.1 person likes this
@JudyEv (325693)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Oct 17
@topffer How do you let people know when you wash your hair? 
Vince is on FB but I've never bothered. Our niece tells the whole world every little thing she does. I can't stand that sort of thing. I'm getting old and crabby I think.
Vince is on FB but I've never bothered. Our niece tells the whole world every little thing she does. I can't stand that sort of thing. I'm getting old and crabby I think. 1 person likes this
@Daljinder (23231)
• Bangalore, India
11 Oct 17
Facebook is working for me now. I don't use Instagram. Next date for the end of the world has been announced. I think October 15. I shall see you on the flip side then!
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@topffer (42156)
• France
11 Oct 17
October 15th is the last day to pay my local taxes, I should have perhaps waited to pay.
I found very surprising to find this news on a serious newspaper. It seems that a failure on Facebook affects many more people than what I would have thought.
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I found very surprising to find this news on a serious newspaper. It seems that a failure on Facebook affects many more people than what I would have thought.2 people like this
@Daljinder (23231)
• Bangalore, India
13 Oct 17
@topffer Facebook might seem like a waste of time most of the time but it does serve a purpose.
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@sabtraversa (12924)
• Italy
13 Oct 17
The pear season is back! Yum yum!
So happy to hear the biggest websites are vulnerable as well! 
I don't depend or am addicted to social networks, although I use them, I didn't even notice the sites went down so it didn't bother me at all. 
So happy to hear the biggest websites are vulnerable as well!
I don't depend or am addicted to social networks, although I use them, I didn't even notice the sites went down so it didn't bother me at all. 1 person likes this
@topffer (42156)
• France
13 Oct 17
Lol, there are summer pears, autumn pears and winter pears, it is the pear season quite all the year, except if you eat only a specific variety of pear.
Anna said in her response that Italy was not affected. It was more looking like a failure on a server than an attack, but Facebook will probably never explain what it was exactly.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
13 Oct 17
@sabtraversa Maybe you have a popular variety picked in fall in your area ? There are hundreds of varieties but only a small number are available in grocery shops. All are not good, or just good enough to feed pigs or prepare "poiré", the equivalent of cider with pears.
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@sabtraversa (12924)
• Italy
13 Oct 17
@topffer If Italy wasn't affected, I guess that's another reason why I didn't notice.
I see, it seems like most varieties are picked locally during the fall here, so I always think of pears as something autumnal, like chestnuts and pumpkins. 
I see, it seems like most varieties are picked locally during the fall here, so I always think of pears as something autumnal, like chestnuts and pumpkins. 1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
13 Oct 17
@topffer JJ posted he had the problem, I immediately logged in and I was able to see my profile, his profile and the post he made there (it showed "posted 7 minutes ago"). At the same time other users said they had the problem, I kept my FB profile opened all the time and I did not encounter any problem.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
12 Oct 17
@topffer I'm sure there will be some other oldies with us!
When I was still a teacher, I said to a 15-year-old pupil, "Believe it or not. There was life before computers." He answered from the bottom of his heart, "Thank God, that I didn't live then."
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
11 Oct 17
Really, another person would create apps like facebook and instagram but no matter what, the world would continue to go on.
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.@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
11 Oct 17
@topffer I went a year without facebook haha I like it on here much better haha
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@TheInvisibleMan (17603)
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11 Oct 17
The world would stay spinning normally, haha!
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@TheInvisibleMan (17603)
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11 Oct 17
@topffer Hahaha!!... Zuckerberg the master. Like "The Hunger Games" movies?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
11 Oct 17
@TheInvisibleMan Yup, part one, Catching Fire.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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11 Oct 17
Thanks for giving me a good laugh. That reminded me of the time when my husband was first introduced to Facebook by his darling sister. He was so excited at first, for a few hours. Then he cursed, and more afterwards. I asked him what had happened, he said, 'Can you believe it! I thought it alerted me to some interesting news, but for the last several hours, it has been my dang sister who needed to go to the toilet, or she just went to the kitchen for a cup of coffee, I swear I got alerted even whenever she needed to sneeze!' 1 person likes this
@topffer (42156)
• France
12 Oct 17
@YrNemo I have been invited to join as I have a few colleagues who have an account, but I never created one. The only social media site where I had to create an account is academia.edu, some people having decided that it was the easiest way to communicate a large article. It is a good way, but with a problem : you have to register to download an article, it is how they managed to have a large database of scholars
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
12 Oct 17
sometimes social media being down is a good thing because we choose to get on them when there isnt anything to do so maybe this is a good thing
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?@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
12 Oct 17
@topffer maybe but if thats the case they need to extend there library of things to do
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Oct 17
oh man i can do with out FB and don't use instagram at all. it does seem very scary though. but i can't do without a pear and mousse yum !!
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@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct 17
Interesting dessert idea. I have signed up for instagram, but don't use it at all yet, and I don't use facebook the way that everyone else does. It is a nice way to keep up with family, but even then I don't look to see what everyone is up to very often at all. I do play facebook games though, but mostly by myself, so if either or both sites did die off, it wouldn't bother me too much.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
12 Oct 17
I do not contest that it might be useful to stay in contact with family members, but nobody in my close family has a Facebook account, and also not a friend. I had created one long ago and I decided to delete it. It is the only online site where I spent some time on games, they are addictive.
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@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct 17
@topffer Yes,, games are very addictive, although I've played solitaire on the kitchen table before for hours on end with an actual deck of cards, and that can be addictive too, but for some reason not so much.
Much of my family from out of state have a facebook account, but I still don't look at it all that much.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
13 Oct 17
I didn't know it was down. I don't get on facebook as much as I used to. I got on there yesterday for the first time in a long time.
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@manandezo (655)
• Petropolis, Brazil
16 Oct 17
I don't use Instagram and I have a FB account, but use it once in a while. =) (Missed you when I was away!)
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