Deploys, Configs, and Human Hands
Changes made by people to running systems, and the guardrails that were or were not there when the command was entered.
2 articles in this arc
Episode 93 min
This Is Not a Drill: How a Dropdown Menu Terrified Hawaii
A confusing drill, a generic confirmation prompt and no prepared correction path turned a false warning into 38 minutes of uncertainty.
Episode 113 min
The FaceTime Bug That Let You Hear Before They Answered
Group FaceTime could transmit audio before a call was accepted. The repair addressed state management; the incident also exposed a reporting failure.
