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Worked On It For 4 Hours
Debugging Programming Testing
1 day ago 116.0K views 2 shares
Worked On It For 4 Hours
That look when you've been debugging the same issue for 4 hours, and the solution was so embarrassingly simple that you're now contemplating a career in goat farming. The blank stare into the monitor isn't just fatigue—it's your soul leaving your body after realizing you forgot a semicolon. Or worse, you spent half your day hunting down a bug that was fixed by turning it off and on again. The monitor isn't showing code anymore; it's showing your reflection questioning every life decision that led to this moment.

Localhost: Where All Resumes Go To Die
Debugging Webdev Devops Programming Testing
9 days ago 60.3K views 0 shares
Localhost: Where All Resumes Go To Die
Someone forgot to update their production URL! The job posting asks candidates to send resumes to careers@localhost — essentially asking people to email their resumes to their own computers. That's like telling someone to mail a letter to "My House" with no address. The developer probably copy-pasted from their test environment and never updated it before going live. Four years of experience required but apparently none needed for whoever set up this job posting!

The Four Stages Of Debugging Grief
Debugging Programming Testing
10 days ago 54.0K views 0 shares
The Four Stages Of Debugging Grief
The four stages of debugging summed up in one perfect meme. First, you're shocked by the error. Second, you're confused by the error. Third, you're questioning your entire career choice. Fourth, you spot the missing semicolon that's been haunting you for 3 hours. The emotional rollercoaster of finding a bug is perfectly captured in that final "Oh, that's why" – the exact moment your brain finally connects the dots after staring at the same code until your eyes bleed. The best part? You'll do it all again tomorrow.

Is That Bad? Windows 11 Start Menu Edition
Windows React Microsoft Javascript Programming
11 days ago 64.8K views 1 shares
Is That Bad? Windows 11 Start Menu Edition
Free software advocate Richard Stallman having an existential crisis after learning Windows 11's Start menu is a React Native app that devours CPU cycles. Microsoft really said "let's make clicking a button as resource-intensive as possible" and shipped it anyway. The irony of using a JavaScript framework for a core OS function is just *chef's kiss* perfect. Your 32GB RAM gaming rig struggling to open a menu that MS-DOS could handle with 640K. Progress!

Fixing This Took Too Long
Debugging C++ Javascript Programming Python
11 days ago 74.1K views 0 shares
Fixing This Took Too Long
The difference between x -= 1 and x =- 1 is just one space, but the consequences are catastrophic. One decrements a variable, the other assigns negative one and destroys whatever value you were working with. Hours of debugging later, you're staring at your screen wondering why your algorithm produces garbage when the fix was just moving a single character. Spaces matter. Just like your relationship status.

Has This Happened To Anyone
Networking Hardware
12 days ago 81.7K views 0 shares
Has This Happened To Anyone
That moment when you realize the "Protective Boot" isn't some fancy security feature but just the plastic cap on your Ethernet cable. Spent 30 minutes googling how to configure it in Cisco IOS only to discover it's literally just keeping dust out of your connector. Network engineers with CompTIA certs sweating nervously right now.

Still Waiting For Answer
Security Devops Agile Programming
14 days ago 82.4K views 0 shares
Still Waiting For Answer
Captain Picard is losing his mind over the security nightmare of storing passwords in Jira tickets. Nothing says "please hack us" like dropping credentials in a project management tool used by half the company. Next up: writing API keys on sticky notes and slapping them on the office fridge. Security professionals everywhere just felt a disturbance in the force.

The Uncalled Function Catastrophe
Debugging Programming Testing
15 days ago 70.6K views 0 shares
The Uncalled Function Catastrophe
THE AUDACITY OF MY OWN BRAIN! There I was, screaming bloody murder at the compiler for a FULL TWENTY MINUTES, questioning its entire ancestry and threatening to switch programming languages forever... only to realize I wrote the most GORGEOUS function in existence but NEVER ACTUALLY CALLED IT! 😱 Just defined it and left it there like some decorative piece of code art! The compiler wasn't broken - my last two brain cells were just on vacation without telling me! The betrayal is IMMEASURABLE!

The Missing Function Call Revelation
Debugging Csharp Typescript Javascript Programming
16 days ago 74.6K views 0 shares
The Missing Function Call Revelation
Staring at your screen for 45 minutes, questioning your entire career choice because your function isn't returning anything... only to realize you never actually called it. Just another Tuesday in the life of a developer. The difference between rage and shame is just one missing parenthesis pair () .

Boxed Components Don't Compute
Hardware Windows
17 days ago 76.2K views 0 shares
Boxed Components Don't Compute
Spent $3000 on high-end components, forgot to actually build the PC. Classic rookie mistake of confusing "buying parts" with "assembling computer." That RTX 4070 isn't going to install itself, buddy. Next time try removing the components from their boxes and connecting them together—it's this weird hack that makes computers actually turn on.

Was Wondering Why My CPU Was Always On Low Temps...
Hardware Debugging
20 days ago 53.5K views 0 shares
Was Wondering Why My CPU Was Always On Low Temps...
GASP! You forgot to remove the plastic film from your CPU cooler?! Honey, that's like trying to cool down a raging inferno with a plastic bag! Your poor processor has been SCREAMING in thermal throttled agony while you've been blissfully thinking "wow, such efficient cooling!" It's the hardware equivalent of wearing a winter coat to the beach and wondering why you're not getting a tan. That thin plastic film is the difference between your CPU living its best life and contemplating silicon retirement. Next time, peel before you seal, darling!

The Great Password Exposure Panic
Security Programming Frontend
21 days ago 112.9K views 0 shares
The Great Password Exposure Panic
That moment of pure existential dread when muscle memory betrays you and suddenly your super-secret password " iLoveCats2007! " is on full display in the username field. Your brain frantically calculates how quickly you can hit backspace while simultaneously wondering if the person next to you has photographic memory. Nothing quite says "security expert" like broadcasting your credentials to the entire coffee shop. Pro tip: if this happens, just loudly announce "That's not my actual password, it's just what I type to confuse hackers" and watch as absolutely nobody believes you.