AWS Zombie Apocalypse Disclaimer

42.10. Acceptable Use; Safety-Critical Systems. Your use of the Lumberyard Materials must comply with the AWS Acceptable Use Policy. The Lumberyard Materials are not intended for use with life-critical or safety-critical systems, such as use in operation of medical equipment, automated transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, aircraft or air traffic control, nuclear facilities, manned spacecraft, or military use in connection with live combat. However, this restriction will not apply in the event of the occurrence (certified by the United States Centers for Disease Control or successor body) of a widespread viral infection transmitted via bites or contact with bodily fluids that causes human corpses to reanimate and seek to consume living human flesh, blood, brain or nerve tissue and is likely to result in the fall of organized civilization.

A screenshot of dense legal terms from the AWS Lumberyard acceptable-use policy lists ordinary safety-critical applications, then absurdly makes an exception for a zombie apocalypse. The joke is the deadpan corporate wording applied to a fictional outbreak that causes corpses to reanimate and eat humans, making it a reaction to bizarre legal disclaimers or apocalyptic scenarios.

• @gentoomemes / 12525 2024-07-27