Tag: failure
Judiciary Committee Dems Open Investigation Into DOJ’s Reflecting Pool Revenge Prosecutions
The current president continues to self-destruct. Fortunately for us, he insists on doing this publicly. After handing a donor and an unproven company the massive job of redoing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in "American flag blue" in hopes of being able to use it to celebrate himself during America's 250th birthday, everything went tits...
Trump Doubles Down On Conspiracy Theories After DOJ Drops Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges
We'll see how long US Attorney (and, of course, former Fox News personality) Jeanine Pirro gets to keep her job. I would guess the exit door is only inches away from hitting her ass since she refused to carry out Donald Trump's plan to punish Reflecting Pool visitors for highlighting the failures of his no-bid...
California Town Says Flock Cameras Misread License Plates 71% Of The Time
Flock Safety's automatic license plate readers were first sold as upmarket add-ons for gated communities and HOA curtain-twitchers who wanted to keep tabs on what everyone was doing, whether they lived there or not. Flock soon realized that selling to rich people wasn't as profitable as selling to governments. Law enforcement agencies have always been...
In The Middle Of A War, The Trump Administration Has Cut National Security Staffing In Half
The on-again, off-again, new forever war we've been cursed with because Donald Trump felt people just weren't paying attention to him enough is going to be headache for years to come. Trump assumes that if he acts like a bully, everyone will just back down. But now he's dealing with a regime just as willing...
Was Griechenland wusste: das tödliche Geschäft des Abu Sultan
"Eine monatelange Untersuchung unter der Leitung des griechischen Investigativmediums Solomon und des Netzwerks Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism in Zusammenarbeit mit El País und der taz ergab, dass die griechischen Behörden schon früh wussten, dass die 'Pylos 9' unschuldig waren, sie aber fast ein ganzes Jahr in Untersuchungshaft behielten." Griechenland kriminalisiert systematisch die Opfer eines...
Dead-End Hardware
Hardware and device concepts that seemed like good ideas, but ultimately led to nothing but tears. You probably know a few of these.
Embracing Failure in Software Development
Exploring the Importance of Embracing Failure in Software Development and the Value of Learning from Mistakes
Overcoming Failure: Learn from Mistakes and Succeed
I feel like I've made a post like this before, but it was something on my mind and in my goal of writing two blog posts a month in 2023 I thought it would be a good way to start the year. "You know, it's taken me a long time to learn. It's okay to...
Where The Action Was
A list of social networks that failed to stick around in any real way, except as memories. Some of them were more influential than others. Others scored big paydays.
Tedious Failures, Revisited
A little advice on how to become a successful writer, as explained via lessons on becoming a failed comedy songwriter.
All Sock Puppets Go To Heaven
If someone were to create an online store like Pets.com today, it probably would've worked. So why did it fail miserably back in 2000? A few reasons.
Everything Must Go
When a retailer fails—whether at a single location or company-wide—their first instinct is often to discount the crap nobody wanted to buy. Here's why.
Failure is an option
As Software Engineers, we often tend to be overly optimistic about software. In particular, it often happens that we underestimate the probability of systems and components failures and the impact thi...