YouTube Is Back

Did you realise YouTube was... having issues?

They perhaps then:

git revert redesign-nightmare

You see, James the QA was off jiving to Alizée's songs.

Lead	:	JAMES! Did you test the new layout across all CDN clusters!?
James:	:	(Taking off headphones.) Huh? What layout? Wait… we're deploying today? Blimey… C'est pas ma faute…
Lead	:	You... 🤦 Fine... Revert back, lads!
YouTube is back.

Though the matter is resolved, it has been resolved, and thus we resolve that it is resolved. ⬅️ That is called a formal shrug, Shakespearean-level dithering.

We don't use "dithering" in a normal conversation.

For instance, in a doughnut shop:

Oh do stop dithering, Harold, it's just a jam-filled ring, not the Treaty of Versailles!

⬆️ You see, that's absurd.

But Ethel, the custard looks rather provocative today...

⬆️ You see?

I skimmed over some media giants: BBC, CNN, DailyMail, Aljazeera, etc., they didn't cover this. Perhaps Google execs in suits and panic, running around like:

Send the distraction boxes! Quickly! Krispy Kreme Protocol: ENGAGE! 🍩⚡

Aw... I want my donut too.

Oh, oh, let's do it as Sir Donutworth:

Too, I demand pastry. 🧐🍵

They're running donut delivery with CDN, I believe. Spectacular, that. Cinnamon twist with vanilla glaze? Mirror server available. ETA ... now.

CDN = Complementary Donut Network.

Delivering sweet silence to the press at gigabit speed.

2025-10-16T05:50:48-07:00

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