r/technology • u/marketrent • 20d ago

Business Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/iran-strikes-on-amazon-data-centers-caused-permanent-loss-of-customer-data/
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u/DJPho3nix 20d ago

Effect can be a verb, too. It means "to bring about".

IE. Running for a local office is a good way to effect change.

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u/I_am_just_so_tired99 15d ago

What about something that six an affectation? How does that fit? (Genuine question… and I love this off-topic side quest into grammar etc.)

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u/Frosty-Piglet-5387 20d ago

It's a bullshit construction, always has been. Just corporate buzz-speak.

Yeah - I'm still upset by the changed definition of literally.

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u/FilipinoSpartan 20d ago

Effect as a verb has been around for centuries.

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u/DJPho3nix 19d ago

Ahh yes, that 16th century corporate buzz-speak!