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IT DramaDev Life

HR Asked About Weed on a Job App Even Though It's Legal. What Now?

A job seeker got hit with a blunt question about marijuana on an application in a state where it's 100% legal. Here is the wild Reddit drama and practical takeaways.

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IT Drama Dev Life

The $2,500 Unplugging Disaster: A Lesson in "Pretend IT"

A hilarious and painful tale of a 'pretend IT' guy who unplugged a critical police security system and ignored all warnings, resulting in a $2,500 hotfix.

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Dev Life IT Drama

Big Tech's Dirty Secret: Why 10x Senior Devs Still Ship Spaghetti Code

Think landing a job at Big Tech means escaping spaghetti code? A spicy Reddit thread reveals why top-tier developers are forced to write absolute garbage.

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Technology Dev Life

Tired of AWS Bills, This Gigachad is Building His Own Cloud

When your cloud bill is higher than your rent, it's time to build your own. Dive into the Hacker News debate over bare metal vs. managed cloud.

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Dev Life AI & Automation

Non-Dev Burns Cash "Vibe-Coding" with AI, Calls Real Dev an Amateur

A hilarious Reddit tale about a non-dev burning through Claude tokens to vibe-code a mess, only to call a senior dev an amateur for being too efficient.

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AI & Automation Dev Life

Product Hunt Drama: Recruiters Ship AI to Kill Keyword-Stuffed CVs. Are Devs Screwed?

Nova Recruiter drops on Product Hunt with an AI agent that scans 800M profiles based on merit, not buzzwords. Let's dive in and survive the bot screening.

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Technology Dev Life

Alberta Startup Slaps DRM by Selling 'Dumb' Tractors at Half Price

Big Ag tech is holding farmers hostage with DRM and software locks. An Alberta startup is fighting back with analog tractors. A massive lesson for devs on over-engineering.

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Tools & Tech Stack Dev Life

The Homelabber's Dilemma: When Everything Works Perfectly and You Hate It

Your dashboard is entirely green. CPU usage is low. Nothing is crashing. For a normal person, this is peace. For a dev, this is an existential crisis.

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Dev Life Technology

Laws of Software Engineering: The Brutal Truths Every Dev Needs to Swallow

A viral Hacker News post about the Laws of Software Engineering serves as a painful reality check. Here's why you need to memorize them before your next sprint.

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