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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

Five Years After Quitting a Job, Developer's Former Boss Asked for Rapid Tech Support

Vol 341 · Issue 2 · 2026-08-14

An On Call war story: a sabotaged Pick system, an emergency callout, and a fix that was plugging it back in.

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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

BOFH: How Our COVID Ransomware Protocol's Y2K Blockchain Lowered Uptime

Vol 341 · Issue 2 · 2026-08-14

System administrators fabricate metrics using made-up units and trendy excuses to satisfy management reports.

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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

Demoralized Developer's Desperate Hack Came Back to Haunt Him on LinkedIn

Vol 341 · Issue 2 · 2026-08-10

A developer's Python 2-to-3 upgrade workaround stayed hidden in production for eight years.

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