Amazon's Epic Fail A Pokimane Perspective

Is Amazon Down For Everyone Or Just Me?

Okay so like Amazon had a bit of a whoopsie. Apparently their website and app decided to take an impromptu vacation leaving everyone hanging. Imagine trying to buy that *one* thing you absolutely needed – maybe it was a new gaming chair or perhaps just some emergency snacks for your next stream – and BAM error messages galore. According to reports this all went down around 2 p.m. ET with Downdetector blowing up with over 22,000 reports. That’s a lot of frustrated Prime members. I feel your pain.

Blame It On The Software

Amazon is blaming a "software code deployment" which is tech speak for someone probably forgot a semicolon somewhere. "We're sorry that some customers may have temporarily experienced issues while shopping," said Amazon spokesperson Jennie Bryant. "We have resolved the issue which was related to a software code deployment and website and app are now running smoothly." But like *how* smoothly? Are we talking butter on a hot pan smoothly or more like trying to run a game on a potato smoothly? While this was happening perhaps everyone went to Disney's New Clown Prince D'Amaro Takes the Stage to watch Mickey Mouse instead it's a good thing that people had other options. I bet Jeff Bezos wasn't too happy about that and I can imagine the chaos at their headquarters.

Fresh Problems For Amazon Fresh

If dealing with the main site going bonkers wasn't enough Amazon Fresh also decided to join the party. People couldn't place orders or even peek at their purchase history. Imagine running out of your favorite streaming snacks and not being able to re up. Disaster. This really makes you wonder what's going on behind the scenes. Are they using carrier pigeons to deliver our groceries now? It would honestly be more reliable at this point.

Cloudy With A Chance Of Outages

Here's where things get a little spicier. Apparently Amazon Web Services (AWS) – the backbone of well *everything* online – has been dealing with some drama of its own. Word on the street is that drone strikes damaged three of their data centers in the UAE and Bahrain. Yes you read that right. Drone strikes. It sounds like something straight out of a spy movie. Iranian state media is even claiming that Amazon was targeted for supporting U.S. "military and intelligence activities." Amazon naturally is denying that their cloud services are having any issues. But still it makes you think. Is our digital world just one rogue drone away from collapsing?

Lessons Learned From The Great Amazon Meltdown

So what's the takeaway from all this? First never underestimate the power of a misplaced semicolon. Second always have a backup plan for your online shopping needs. And third maybe it’s time to start questioning where all our data is stored. If Amazon's servers can go down anyone’s can. Food for thought right? I'll be over here stocking up on non perishables and practicing my carrier pigeon training. Just in case.

Streaming On In The Face Of E Commerce Calamity

Despite Amazon's hiccup the streaming world keeps turning. I'm back on Twitch ready to entertain and distract you from the horrors of online shopping malfunctions. So come hang out chat and let's forget about software glitches and drone strikes for a while. After all isn't that what streaming is all about? A safe haven from the chaos of the digital world. And remember if all else fails blame the interns. It's a classic.