News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Google Outage in Europe. Parent comment

Re:Google Outage in Europe by chrisseaton on Friday November 12, 2021 @02:16PM (#29203410)
> It's not comparable to a productive entreprise that needs to build things for people or perish.

Well we had to build an Army to win against fascism in the Second World War or we all would have perished.

And 'perished' means literally dead or subject to fascism, not just going out of business.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google Outage in Europe by confidantlake on Friday November 12, 2021 @03:24PM (#29204114)
WW2 was 70+ years ago. The USSR fell 30+ years ago. Military budgets are still incredibly high. The army as it is today does not need to be that efficient. And even during WW2 times the US did not face a credible threat of invasion. The last time the US faced an invasion on the mainland was during the war of 1812.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google Outage in Europe by chrisseaton on Friday November 12, 2021 @03:58PM (#29204447)
> The army as it is today does not need to be that efficient.

You want the Army to be... less efficient? Spend more for less capability?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google Outage in Europe by confidantlake on Friday November 12, 2021 @04:29PM (#29204759)
No I mean that for the US army today the downside to the army being inefficient is that money is wasted. Not great, but not a disaster. For a different country that could mean the country gets invaded or the government collapses (like Afghanistan).
[ Parent | on HN ]