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Nothing Is Wrong (Everything Is Fine)
Cloud Devops Gcp Programming Backend
10 days ago 159.9K views 0 shares
Nothing Is Wrong (Everything Is Fine)
Ah, the classic "No major incidents" status page showing complete service outages across the board. That special moment when your cloud provider's dashboard says everything is fine while your production environment is literally on fire. The date is from the future (2025) which means we have exciting new catastrophic failures to look forward to! Nothing builds character like explaining to your CEO why the app is down while the status page cheerfully reports all systems normal. It's just a little apocalypse, nothing to worry about!

Five Seconds Of Database Peace
Databases Security Devops Programming Backend
12 days ago 79.2K views 0 shares
Five Seconds Of Database Peace
The eternal cry of every database admin. Partner companies with access credentials are like toddlers with flamethrowers—technically capable but absolutely shouldn't be trusted. The laser beam is basically what happens to your production environment when someone decides to "just update a few settings real quick" without telling anyone. Five seconds of peace is apparently too much to ask for in this industry.

On My Way To Edit The Web Server's Config File
Devops Webdev Networking Security Linux
14 days ago 87.7K views 0 shares
On My Way To Edit The Web Server's Config File
Just another Tuesday in production. Nothing says "minor config change" like suiting up in a bomb disposal outfit first. The level of caution is directly proportional to how many services depend on that nginx.conf file. One misplaced semicolon and suddenly you're explaining to management why the entire company website redirects to a 404 page.

Aight Time To Cash My Sick Leave In
StackOverflow AI Devops Programming Debugging
21 days ago 75.8K views 0 shares
Aight Time To Cash My Sick Leave In
The apocalypse has begun. Both Stack Overflow and Claude AI are down for maintenance simultaneously. That peaceful smile in the top panel? That's the face of a developer who just realized they've got the perfect excuse to call in sick. "Sorry boss, can't debug that critical production issue—my entire support system is offline." The panic in the bottom panel hits when you realize you actually have a deadline today and your entire career now depends on those dusty O'Reilly books you bought "just in case" and never opened. Bonus horror: that R6009 error is "not enough space for environment" which is dev-speak for "your computer is literally too full of npm packages to function anymore."

The First Rule Of IT: Never Jinx A Quiet Day
Devops Programming Debugging
29 days ago 93.7K views 0 shares
The First Rule Of IT: Never Jinx A Quiet Day
Every IT professional knows that sacred pre-holiday silence. The production server is humming peacefully, tickets are minimal, and you're counting down minutes until freedom. Then some rookie mentions "Wow, it's really quiet today!" and suddenly three critical systems crash simultaneously. It's like invoking a demonic ritual. The first and only commandment of IT: Never acknowledge the calm before you're safely at home with your phone on silent and laptop firmly closed.

Tell Me You Took Down Production
Devops Git Programming Debugging
1 month ago 97.4K views 0 shares
Tell Me You Took Down Production
The classic "I broke production and nobody noticed yet" panic. That moment when you push a change at 4:59 PM Friday, realize something's wrong, and frantically fix it before anyone discovers your crime. The server's down but your poker face is strong. "Just routine maintenance!" you lie through your teeth while sweating bullets and praying to the git gods that your rollback works. Meanwhile, your boss smiles, blissfully unaware that you nearly sent the company back to the stone age 3 minutes ago.

Crime Scene: Server Room
Networking Security Devops Hardware Linux
1 month ago 124.4K views 0 shares
Crime Scene: Server Room
Nothing says "happy Monday" like crime scene tape in the server room. That yellow caution tape is the universal symbol for "some poor sysadmin's weekend was utterly destroyed." Whoever put that there is either preventing others from witnessing the horror of a catastrophic failure or preserving evidence for the inevitable postmortem meeting where someone will have to explain why production went down. The best part? Everyone walking by knows exactly what happened without needing a single word of explanation. Server room + caution tape + Monday morning = someone's about to update their resume.

Good Devs Are Expensive Until Disaster Strikes
Devops Agile Programming Debugging Testing
1 month ago 89.4K views 0 shares
Good Devs Are Expensive Until Disaster Strikes
The financial calculus of software development hits different at 3 AM when your servers are burning. That $150/hour senior dev you rejected? Suddenly looks like a bargain when compared to the $50,000/minute revenue loss from your payment system being down. The technical debt collector always shows up at the worst possible time, and unlike regular debt collectors, this one charges compound interest in the form of your engineering team's sanity and your customers' trust. Pro tip: The cost of prevention is always cheaper than the cost of the cure.

Did The Online Schema Migration Go Smoothly?
Databases Devops Programming Backend
1 month ago 108.1K views 0 shares
Did The Online Schema Migration Go Smoothly?
Database Administrator's definition of "smooth migration" = server is on fire but at least one user can still log in. The rest of the team doesn't need to know about the flaming wreckage of tables and indexes above. Just smile and say "yasss" when asked if everything's fine. We'll fix it in post-production.

Table Stakes Are High With Migrations
Databases Devops Programming Debugging Backend
2 months ago 107.7K views 0 shares
Table Stakes Are High With Migrations
Running database migrations in production is like mid-air refueling—precision required, failure not an option, and everyone's holding their breath the entire time. One wrong move and your fighter jet (aka production database) crashes spectacularly into the ground while management watches in horror. And just like military operations, you'll find yourself saying a little prayer before hitting that "migrate" button, hoping your carefully crafted SQL doesn't turn your company's data into digital confetti. The stakes? Just your entire job and possibly the business itself. No pressure!

Deploying To Production Before Holiday Break: What Could Go Wrong
Devops Programming Linux Debugging
2 months ago 117.4K views 0 shares
Deploying To Production Before Holiday Break: What Could Go Wrong
Server racks don't respond to prayers, but that doesn't stop us from trying. Nothing says "confidence in your code" like a group of half-naked IT folks performing the ancient ritual of "Please Don't Crash During My Vacation." The physical manifestation of the phrase "it worked on my machine" right before everyone disappears for four days. Pro tip: servers can smell fear and holiday plans.

The IT Team's Pre-Holiday Prayer Circle
Devops Networking Security Programming Linux
2 months ago 118.0K views 0 shares
The IT Team's Pre-Holiday Prayer Circle
That sacred pre-vacation ritual where you desperately pray to the server gods that nothing explodes while you're gone. Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like frantically patting server racks and whispering "please don't die" to infrastructure that's held together by duct tape and Stack Overflow answers. The true holiday miracle is making it to January without getting that 3 AM call about the production database deciding to spontaneously combust while you're trying to enjoy your eggnog.