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DNS propagation, certificate expiry, TLS handshake errors — the silent killers.

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Technical·April 9, 2026·7 min

The AWS Outage That Broke the Internet — And the Typo That Caused It

In 2017, one AWS engineer's typo during routine maintenance took down S3 — and with it, Slack, Trello, GitHub, Medium, and thousands of other services. Here's what actually happened.

Technical·March 29, 2026·5 min

DNS Explained: Why a Tiny Config Error Takes Down an Entire Website

DNS is the phone book of the internet. Here's how it works, why DNS failures are so disruptive, and what happens during a DNS outage.

Technical·March 28, 2026·5 min

Cloudflare Down: What Happens When the Internet's CDN Fails

Cloudflare powers a significant portion of the internet. When it goes down, thousands of websites fail simultaneously. Here's what you need to know.

Technical·March 27, 2026·6 min

When AWS Goes Down: Why So Many Sites Break at Once

Understanding why an Amazon Web Services outage takes down hundreds of major websites simultaneously, and how to prepare your own site.

Guide·March 22, 2026·5 min

Is the Website Down or Is It Blocked? How to Tell the Difference

A site not loading could mean an outage, a regional block, a DNS issue, or a local network problem. Here is how to diagnose which one you are dealing with.