Hacker News with Generative AI: Mistakes

Thing Deleted 3 Months of Work (github.com/microsoft)
I had just downloaded vscode as an alternative and I was just playing with the source control option, seeing how it wanted to stage FIVE THOUSAND FILES I clicked discard... AND IT DELETED ALL MY FILES, ALL OF THEM, PERMANENTLY!

Software, Mistakes, Version Control, Development Tools

6 points by jatwork 17 hours ago | 1 comments

Undergrad thought he had mastered Unix in weeks. Then he discovered rm -rf (theregister.com)
Miles’ version of the .logout file included the notoriously dangerous rm -rf ~* command, which erases everything it can find in a user’s home directory.

Unix, Programming, Mistakes, Security, Software

24 points by thesuperbigfrog 3 days ago | 27 comments

How to Ruin an Engineering Organization (avivbenyosef.com)
Some of the best leaders I’ve worked with told me they’ve spent years observing things in their work. As part of their growth, they were mindful and took notes. Specifically, notes of the kind of “things not to do when I’m in charge.” I realized that I have a few good examples to share. Let’s go over how to lose an engineering org in 10 ways.

Engineering Management, Leadership, Mistakes, Business

13 points by mooreds 28 days ago | 1 comments

How to Turn Your Mistakes into Masterpieces: The Art of Happy Accidents (2023) (medium.com)
Have you ever made a mistake while painting, drawing, or sculpting and felt like giving up? Have you ever wondered how some artists can turn their errors into creative opportunities? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this blog post is for you. In this post, I will share with you some examples of happy accidents in art history, and some tips on how to embrace your own mistakes and turn them into masterpieces.

Art, Creativity, Mistakes, Learning

3 points by squircle 34 days ago | 0 comments

Qantas apologizes after R-rated film plays on every screen during flight (cnn.com)

Airlines, Mistakes, Entertainment

18 points by peutetre 43 days ago | 24 comments

Correcting the Record for Continue and PearAI (twitter.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Companies, Mistakes

4 points by shcheklein 48 days ago | 1 comments

Pear AI founder: We made two big mistakes (twitter.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Business, Mistakes

188 points by tosh 52 days ago | 234 comments

Lessons from MKBHD's App Brouhaha (om.co)
If you have a long career in media and writing in public like I have, you’re likely to make some mistakes. And you’re going to have some regrets.

Media, Mistakes, Public Writing, Technology, Regret

10 points by herbertl 53 days ago | 9 comments

Common mistakes when using the metric system (nayuki.io)

Metric System, Mistakes, Education

44 points by stereoabuse 71 days ago | 98 comments

My Cloud Billing Screw-Up (beehiiv.com)
You know that one time that you screwed up and did something that ended up skyrocketing your cloud bill?

Cloud Computing, Billing, Personal Stories, Mistakes

11 points by mooreds 72 days ago | 19 comments

A/B testing mistakes I learned the hard way (posthog.com)

A/B Testing, Mistakes, Web Development

110 points by Lior539 106 days ago | 23 comments

CrowdStrike admits faulty content update wasn't tested on a real machine (theverge.com)