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When Your Company Name Becomes Your Bug Report
Security Microsoft Windows Programming
3 days ago 51.3K views 0 shares
When Your Company Name Becomes Your Bug Report
The name finally makes sense! For those not in the cybersecurity loop, CrowdStrike is a major security company that recently caused a global IT meltdown with a faulty update. Their software literally "struck the crowd" of Windows machines worldwide, causing blue screens and boot failures across airports, banks, and businesses. The shocked Pikachu face perfectly captures that moment when your company name becomes an ironic self-fulfilling prophecy. Naming your security firm "CrowdStrike" and then accidentally striking down crowds of computers is like naming your boat "Unsinkable" right before an iceberg encounter.

Dont Build On Google Products Guys
Cloud Security Devops Programming Backend
8 days ago 59.5K views 0 shares
Dont Build On Google Products Guys
Ah, the classic "payment failed, delete everything" approach. Google Cloud apparently runs on the same code that powers my ex's memory after an argument. The best part? They didn't just nuke $80B worth of data once - they went after the backups too. Like a digital toddler throwing a tantrum: "You didn't pay? I'll delete this... AND THIS... AND THIS TOO!" This is why multi-cloud isn't paranoia, it's survival. And why the most important line in your codebase isn't the clever algorithm - it's the exception handler that doesn't rage-quit when payments hiccup.

Gitlab Users Laughing Rn
Git Webdev Devops Programming Backend
8 days ago 108.0K views 0 shares
Gitlab Users Laughing Rn
The meme shows the classic "Disaster Girl" format with GitHub labeled as the burning house while "LITERALLY EVERY SWE COMPANY" watches it burn. This is a savage reference to GitHub's recent outages and issues that have left software engineering teams unable to access their code repositories. Meanwhile, GitLab users are sitting back with smug satisfaction since their platform wasn't affected. It's basically the digital equivalent of watching your competitor's servers melt down while yours keep humming along perfectly. The schadenfreude is strong with this one!