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When Your Boss Thinks Domains Are Programming Languages

When Your Boss Thinks Domains Are Programming Languages
Ah, the classic "sure, I can do that" moment that haunts every .NET developer's nightmares. The boss has absolutely no idea that asking a .NET developer to suddenly work with .COM and .ORG sites is like asking a submarine captain to fly a helicopter because "they both involve transportation." The silent existential crisis happening on that developer's face is the universal language of "I'm about to nod yes while internally screaming." For non-devs: .NET is Microsoft's development framework, while .COM and .ORG are just domain extensions that have nothing to do with programming languages. It's the corporate equivalent of asking someone who specializes in French cuisine to "just whip up some websites" because both involve creation.

Honey The AWS Is Down Again

Honey The AWS Is Down Again
When your relatives discover you "work with computers," you become the default IT support. The sheer frustration of explaining that their laptop freezing has nothing to do with Amazon Web Services being down is a special kind of pain. It's like trying to convince someone that their toaster isn't working because NASA's satellite is offline. The blank stare you get in return is the universal signal that they've mentally filed your explanation under "techno-babble excuses" while still expecting you to fix their 10-year-old malware-infested machine.