Two days in a row the computers at my local library have gone offline. Really it seems to be the network that failed, not the computers themselves. It's all sort of held together with popsicle sticks and scotch tape.
For me it was just a little inconvenience. I can't speak for anyone else. Because the printers are connected to the computers via wi-fi no one could print either.
I feel bad for the reference librarians who run the computer lab on the side. When things like that happen they get hit with questions and complaints well outside of their wheelhouse. Ideally there should be an IT guy onsite, but there's no budget for that. IT is miles away, could just be one guy, only scheduled to work for six hours a week.
For me it was just a little inconvenience. I can't speak for anyone else. Because the printers are connected to the computers via wi-fi no one could print either.
I feel bad for the reference librarians who run the computer lab on the side. When things like that happen they get hit with questions and complaints well outside of their wheelhouse. Ideally there should be an IT guy onsite, but there's no budget for that. IT is miles away, could just be one guy, only scheduled to work for six hours a week.
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It seems likely to me that network failures are far more common than the powers that be want us to know. Besides the problems you noted at the library we've seen such things at banks, the stock market, cars that are supposed to drive themselves and airplanes that are overloaded with smart devices etc. One can't help but doubt the IoT devices being deployed.
It's a true wonder that airplane downings like the tragic one from last week don't happen more often. But yeah, the Internet of Things is an idea that was rushed into being before anyone the logistics had been hashed out.
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