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I think down detector doesn't actually have any probes or actual insight into status etc. I think it uses search volume on its own service as a proxy for an ou
by mattlondon 13d ago
I think down detector doesn't actually have any probes or actual insight into status etc. I think it uses search volume on its own service as a proxy for an outage - so if e.g. lots of people rush to down detector to query to see if SERVICE_FOO is down, it will register as an outage on down detector because loads of people are trying to see if there is an outage even if SERVICE_FOO is actually totally fine.
My hunch is everyone saw that openai and Claude were down and checked for Gemini too. I was using Gemini the whole time this happened without a blip so it certainly wasn't down in my region at least. 3.8 flash is pretty good and didn't miss a beat.
- utternerd 13d agoDown detector is a self-reported platform, they use a baseline over 6 months from user reports to try to automatically "detect" if there is a real outage, or if its just a couple end-users. Ultimately, the outage is entirely based on users going to down detector and clicking on "Report a Problem". https://downdetector.com.py/en/methodology/ https://downdetector.com.py/en/methodology/
- wlonkly 13d agoHuh. I thought they used to also do sentiment analysis of social media (Twitter, at least). I see that they definitely don't today, but has that always been the case?
- dostick 13d agoSo Down Detector is a kind of quantum observation experiment, observing influences the result.
- joshspankit 12d agoobserving is the result