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February 16, 2026 at 12:35 pm

IT Employee Dealt With The Same Software Support Ticket For Days, And He Later Learned That The Cause Of The Problem Was Simply A Faulty Cable

Tech support officer wearing a headset and working in front of computer

Turns out the weakest link really was just… a cable.

January 18, 2026 at 9:48 pm

IT Employee Was Trying To Install Email Software On All The Office Computers, But They Always Failed Because Of Limited Disk Space

Turns out, Outlook wasn’t the problem. Fenway and Wrigley were.

January 9, 2026 at 5:22 am

Employee Kept Getting Invited Into Urgent Meetings To Split Work Between Two Teams, But He Soon Realized He Needed To Turn Work Over To Himself

Meetings are often a waste of time.

December 27, 2025 at 12:55 pm

James Webb Space Telescope Had A Flaw That Rendered Certain Data Useless, But It Was Overcome Thanks To A PhD Student’s Efforts

A software fix was the only option.

December 15, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Small Business Team Annoyed They Have To Document Who Signs Off On Processes For Their Corporate Partner, But Only Because They Do It All Themselves

When two different worlds collide

December 10, 2025 at 9:49 am

Romantic Relationships Between AI Users And Their Chatbots Are Not Uncommon, And There Is A Sad Truth That Threatens Their Longevity

One software patch could change things indefinitely.

November 17, 2025 at 7:35 am

Developer Says Former Employer Forced Him To Fix Their Software For Free, So He Agreed But Left The Client With The Code And The Company Without A Contract

Web developer downloading source code from a phone to a laptop

That was a smart move.

October 23, 2025 at 8:49 am

Girl Issues Stern Warning To Nintendo Not To “Brick” Her Grandma’s Switch, And The Beautiful Animal Crossing World She’s Created There

Lidz McCoy with some strong words for Nintendo

This is a serious tradition for some.

October 20, 2025 at 12:55 am

Man Goes Into A Store To Drop Off Something For The Owner, But Another Customer Mistakes Him For An Employee And Gets Mad When He Refuses To Help Her

She got angry for no reason.

September 22, 2025 at 7:35 am

His Boss Cut His Salary In Half, So This Software Developer Found A New Job, Which Led To The Whole Company Going Bankrupt

This business was doomed to failure from the beginning.

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IT Employee Dealt With The Same Software Support Ticket For Days, And He Later Learned That The Cause Of The Problem Was Simply A Faulty Cable

IT Employee Was Trying To Install Email Software On All The Office Computers, But They Always Failed Because Of Limited Disk Space

Employee Kept Getting Invited Into Urgent Meetings To Split Work Between Two Teams, But He Soon Realized He Needed To Turn Work Over To Himself

James Webb Space Telescope Had A Flaw That Rendered Certain Data Useless, But It Was Overcome Thanks To A PhD Student’s Efforts

Small Business Team Annoyed They Have To Document Who Signs Off On Processes For Their Corporate Partner, But Only Because They Do It All Themselves

Romantic Relationships Between AI Users And Their Chatbots Are Not Uncommon, And There Is A Sad Truth That Threatens Their Longevity

Developer Says Former Employer Forced Him To Fix Their Software For Free, So He Agreed But Left The Client With The Code And The Company Without A Contract

Girl Issues Stern Warning To Nintendo Not To “Brick” Her Grandma’s Switch, And The Beautiful Animal Crossing World She’s Created There

Man Goes Into A Store To Drop Off Something For The Owner, But Another Customer Mistakes Him For An Employee And Gets Mad When He Refuses To Help Her

His Boss Cut His Salary In Half, So This Software Developer Found A New Job, Which Led To The Whole Company Going Bankrupt

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