Alexandria Incidents are massive losses of data that intentionally or unintentionally take down part or the whole of a service's data at once.
Geocities died intentionally, and the loss was the death of the whole service, and thus is considered an A type Alexandria Incident.
The Myspace Data Loss Incident was unintentional, and was the loss of only a portion of the service, and thus is considered a B type Alexandria Incident.
The Tumblr porn ban was intentional, and was a loss of only a portion of the service, and is thus a C type
The Theoretical D type, where the data loss was unintentional and resulted in service wide data loss happens usually to small scale services, or large services in their early days, I do not know of many good examples of this if any
The name, Alexandria Incident, comes from the burning of the library of Alexandria.
Geocities died intentionally, and the loss was the death of the whole service, and thus is considered an A type Alexandria Incident.
The Myspace Data Loss Incident was unintentional, and was the loss of only a portion of the service, and thus is considered a B type Alexandria Incident.
The Tumblr porn ban was intentional, and was a loss of only a portion of the service, and is thus a C type
The Theoretical D type, where the data loss was unintentional and resulted in service wide data loss happens usually to small scale services, or large services in their early days, I do not know of many good examples of this if any
The name, Alexandria Incident, comes from the burning of the library of Alexandria.
by lucyferous August 3, 2023
Get the Alexandria Incidentmug. She’s anime pretty. Smart and quiet until you get to know her. Her real laugh is the best ever but hardly lets anyone gets to hear it. Witty AF. Tiny hands.
by Bungholiooohhh March 30, 2024
Get the Alexandria dawnmug. Ctesibius of Alexandria, was a Greek inventor and mathematician from the 3rd century BCE. He is often hailed as the father of pneumatics and a pioneer in hydraulics. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he flourished around 285–222 BCE. His most notable contributions include advancements in hydraulic engineering and pneumatics. Ctesibius is credited with inventing the hydraulis, the earliest form of the pipe organ. He made improvements to the water clock, which for more than 1, 800 years remained as the most accurate clock yet. He is also considered the discoverer of the siphon principle.
Guy 1: Hey, that's a cool piano you have.
Guy 2: Actually this is a "hydraulis"!
Guy 1: What.
Guy 2: It was invented by Ctesibius of Alexandria back in ancient Greece!
Guy 1: What.
Guy 2: The piano only got invented in 1698 by Bartolomeo Cristofori!
Guy 1: I don't wanna be friends anymore.
Guy 2: Actually this is a "hydraulis"!
Guy 1: What.
Guy 2: It was invented by Ctesibius of Alexandria back in ancient Greece!
Guy 1: What.
Guy 2: The piano only got invented in 1698 by Bartolomeo Cristofori!
Guy 1: I don't wanna be friends anymore.
by Treble Clef Maniac July 2, 2024
Get the Ctesibius of Alexandriamug. A girl with beautiful long hair and usually wears makeup. Amazing personality watches anime and style is alt she has brown eyes and likes to play video games. She has usually one pet or more. They like to go to parties and hang out with their friends. They are super funny and they are so smart. U can talk to them for hours. They are so hot and popular and everyone loves them. They have usually posters on they wall or decorations everywhere. They like to keep things clean when it comes to cleaning. U love a Alexandria to talk to.
by cutiesenpai December 14, 2021
Get the Alexandriamug. BAD at most things(especially engineering). Crazy cat woman. Extremely good looking (is what nobody says). Cant do a split. Cant dance. Very not slay. Firm believer that pubes should not be completely shaved off. Women aren't funny. Is a dumbass and cant spell. Is a goofy goober. Frequently says the N-word. Lies about not saying the N-word. Bad music taste. Always chooses choco choco mountain when playing mario kart. Is a proud trump supporter. Likes Nicki Minaj. Is Gay.
by pseudonym YO're April 3, 2023
Get the Alexandriamug. A dumb bitch who only cares about herself.PICK ME GIRL so annoying and cries in science class because she doesn’t like her group.
by Friendlyreminderrose December 11, 2021
Get the Alexandriamug.