I really hope their high database load isn't a symptom of a hacking attempt or something like that

This was my first thought too. I really hope there isnt some router or switch somewhere in their network that was just pwned.

dpkg -l | grep bash

WIll tell you which version of bash is installed, for precise you should have bash 4.2-2ubuntu2.2

You touched on the part that I don't agree with, it's the picking and choosing of specific companies to favor that doesn't sit well with me.

Are you using Percona XtraDB Cluster?

Nope.

Migrations like this don't happen often, and being on-site would be common when you are running in a physical data center rather than the cloud. When we switched backend DB systems we did it from home.

Why is it not in the US?

Because the FDA works in mysterious ways apparently

http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/fda-to-consumers-burn-for-all-we-...

You might be able to use Twilio and OpenVBX to just forward SMS to your existing email address.

Probably because nobody has contacted Synology to report the vulnerability

If they read their own customer forums, they're aware.

If they don't, they're almost criminally negligent, so you wouldn't want to buy from them anyway.

I just recently got this email from AWS:

Dear Amazon S3 Customer,

Amazon S3 now supports server side encryption with customer-provided keys (SSE-C), a new encryption option for Amazon S3. When using SSE-C, Amazon S3 encrypts your objects with the custom encryption keys that you provide. Since Amazon S3 performs the encryption for you, you get the benefits of using your encryption keys without the cost of writing or executing your own encryption code.

Wait. how exactly do you transfer the encryption key to amazon?

And do they keep your key?

How long?

Presumably another key?

Look, it's keys all the way down.

Beneath that, wiretaps.

Serious question here, what do you hope to accomplish by Tweeting something like this? Vigilante justice from fellow bicyclists?

Outing non-responsive public services/companies/etc. on social media gets a reaction these days if you get some traction with re-tweets etc.