Monty Python - The Machine that goes PING!

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Why Hacker News recommends it

Posted as a joke in threads about monitoring, observability and alarms.

What it is

The 'Machine that goes PING!' sketch from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, in which hospital staff fuss over a machine while ignoring the patient.

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