#tech-mishaps

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Digital life
fromTheregister
4 hours ago

Techie botched the last thing they did before a holiday

Teague's unauthorized DHCP server caused network issues for his council colleagues after he left for a week-long holiday.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
7 months ago

The nominations for the 2025 AI Darwin Awards are open

Careless AI deployment and poor security have caused high-profile failures, inspiring an AI Darwin Awards to document preventable, human-caused disasters.
Web development
fromTheregister
9 months ago

Intern did exactly what he was told, turned off wrong server

A summer intern accidentally powered down the company's primary nameserver, causing panic amongst colleagues.
Web development
fromTheregister
1 year ago

Developer scored huge own goal by deleting football data

Inexperienced handling of data parsing can lead to significant errors in reporting, as seen with Pete's attendance mishap.
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