Notes from what I operate.
Every post starts from an incident, a measured figure, or a decision that had to be made. I record both the date and the source.
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- latest post
- 3 Sep 2026
A backup you have not reopened and counted is not a backup
Three nights of logs saying 'database backed up' while the real database held 12,282 rows and the file being copied held 9,027.
- operations
- data
- check gates
6 minutes7 sourcesEditing a live website from Telegram, with a human still approving
A Telegram bot edits prices and contact details on the site; I press Approve and the new version ships.
- check gates
- ai with a human approver
- operations
6 minutes10 sourcesThe app felt slow on phones: the cause was having no loading screen
Database queries at 67 to 266 milliseconds, and 0 loading screens across 23 pages.
- performance
- erp
- operations
7 minutes8 sourcesThe test suite passed without loading a single page
The automated check loaded 0 of 8 pages and still reported a pass.
- check gates
- operations
- ai with a human approver
7 minutes7 sourcesWhy loan rates cannot be collected automatically the way deposit rates can
I checked 16 lending pages at major banks: 3 published a promotional rate with the term it applies to.
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- data
- operations
3 minutes2 sources
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