Dont even need to watch the whole video. This is all you gotta see.
To be fair to Luke, in regards to the “six nines” comment in the video that a lot of people think is part of a sex joke (and how the video is framing it), in the proper context he was talking about IT infrastructure and this comment actually refers to a target for high availability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_availability
99.9999% availability (ie. uptime) = “six nines”
He was basically saying that they’re setting a target for higher availability of their infrastructure, because it’s been unstable at times, causing staff frustration and delaying certain workflows.
I can’t blame a lot of average people who don’t work in any sort of IT field for confusing it with the “69” sex position (wondering what the heck “six nines” means), but that’s not at all what he was making reference to.
I’m not at all defending anything else in relation to this debacle besides this unfair portrayal of this particular snippet.
EDIT: Just wanted to add, I think it’s pretty sad that pistol fingers and a wink these days apparently must mean you’re making a sex joke (or are trying to offend people in some other way). As a kid I remember this gesture being used to “act cool”. We did it all the time back then, and it was all in fun. Luke’s from my generation, so maybe he thought the same, or maybe we didn’t get the memo that this gesture is off-limits now.
Unrelated, but also interesting imo and mildly hilarious. Also a little sad.
The Wiggles do the finger guns constantly because as men around kids and taking photos etc etc, they may be accused of things. If the hands are always visible, nobody can cast aspersions about what the hands may have been up to.
I don’t think Luke was referencing this, but if anything… Pistol fingers means this ISN’T a sex joke. At least imo
Doubt he was referencing that, but I think it’s clear that pistol fingers isn’t inherently something to be offended by on its own.
Reading through some of these pearl clutching comments and reactions here relating to Luke’s statement specifically is pretty jarring, you’d think he’d been best mates with Bill Cosby or on the management team at Blizzard for how people are reacting.
Yeah the wink and the finger guns and the coy voice really scream “server uptime” to me
Go touch grass. It was an double entendre and LMG is fucking gross.
I don’t know man, I just saw it as some IT guy on screen setting an SLA goal I see all the time and trying to do an “act cool” gesture. People can interpret it how they want, but that’s how I saw it.
Its an innuendo. 5 nines is basically impossible, not even FAANG can really hit it 100%.
It doesn’t matter if the SLA is realistically reachable or not, it’s basically a marketing meme and one of the most common target SLAs in IT (“target” doesn’t mean you can actually reach it, you’re aiming for it though).
See here: https://lemmy.pub/comment/1046563
LOL That number of nines is specifically referenced by an industry dominated by tech bros though. It could just as easily be 5 9s or 7 9s but for some reason it has to be 6 9s? And I know it’s a recurring joke for LTT but that doesn’t mean you should put it, or ANY joke into an apology video of all things?! What were they THINKING?! Besides it’s a tired and souless attempt at humour that should’ve been retired years ago
I understand its a marketing term. But context matters and when its done with the tech bro chuckle/stammer and wink…its an innuendo…
I mean…tone matters here. Look at how its stated.
Really? You don’t see the innuendo? They intentionally chose the six nines figure. He even made the “nice” face, raised his brows and gave the camera two finger pistols. Are you like, new to human interaction?
I haven’t watched the video, so am asking legitimately. Assuming it was a sex joke was it out of order, or fine? In my mind, as an adult, the odd innuendo at an appropriate moment can be hilarious. If he’s not objectifying etc etc, then surely that’s OK? But, I’ve not watched it, so seeing what your onion is.
Edit. Down voted for asking. Is this reddit? What happened to lemmy?
Edit. Down voted for asking. Is this reddit? What happened to lemmy?
That’s the vibe I was getting here too, there’s been a lot of downvoting of totally innocent questions and non-aggressive commentary. I don’t get where all of the anger’s coming from over some of the productive conversations and sharing of ideas going on here.
But to share my opinion about your question, even if Luke were making a sex joke during his segment, having watched the entire video, I personally feel it was pretty tame. The only thing he did during his entire time on-screen that anyone is upset about is exactly the clip you saw in the linked video. Just those couple of seconds as they are. Everything before that was plain and simple talk about plans for improving the state of their infrastructure, and the tone of that was quite professional. So at worst, his attempt at a sex joke here was pretty lame and fell flat, because there was no build-up to it at all.
In the video they are allegedly apologizing for being unprofessional and unethical and promising to halt all production to take time to be better at their job. You tell me if you would make a sex joke while being scolded for misbehaving in a professional setting? Then, it turns out they are being accused of fostering sexual harassment.
In an apology video regarding accusations of sexual harassment and assault at the company? Yikes. Not really the time or place to make sex jokes.
“Six nines” is practically a meme in the IT infrastructure and DevOps world, and has nothing at all to do with any kind of sex joke. For years “six nines” has been touted as the pinnacle SLA target for high availability and uptime of services. You’ll find references all over the Internet to this SLA from all kind of companies, both big and small, in their marketing.
Examples from a quick and random Google search:
- “NetApp’s six nines guarantee”: https://www.netapp.com/blog/asa-san-storage/
- “CenturyLink Targets Six Nines”: https://availabilitydigest.com/public_articles/1106/centruylink_six_nines.pdf
- “HPE Get 6-Nines Guarantee […]”: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/4aa5-2846enw
Companies such as Microsoft, Amazon (AWS specifically) and Google tout the “six nines” as their HA SLA in loads of their marketing, and it’s easy to find.
I could go on forever but that should give you an idea. You can read more about “The Rule Of Nines” here if you’re interested: https://vastdata.com/blog/the-rule-of-nines
My point is, this isn’t a figure they made up for a sex joke. It’s a very real SLA that is explicitly touted in IT marketing all over the Internet and has been for some time.
So where does the “innuendo” come from then? The uninformed viewer’s own imagination, I think. Because from my perspective, I just see an IT guy trying to brag about how he’s going to ensure his infrastructure reaches a slick “six nines” target for high availability, snapping his fingers and showboating the camera in pride about it.
It’s up to the viewer to interpret what they see, of course, but it’s also wrong once you know what the true intention more likely was to continue to insist that it was something else entirely. If anything, what he really meant is inconclusive, I personally think it’s a real stretch to assume it was a sex joke.
All the LMG channels regularly make “69” sex jokes, if you think they weren’t using the opportunity of the coincidence of “six-nines” coming up to make a double entendre (especially with the body language) then I have to assume you haven’t been paying attention, are extremely poor at human interaction, or are willingly trying to cover for them.
It is SO completely obvious. Like, beyond any doubt.
And we all know what six-nines uptime means, as it relates to servers.
LMG should hire you. Linus need clean boots and you seem willing to lick them.
