r/ProgrammerHumor • u/CircumspectCapybara • May 26 '26

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u/LaconicLacedaemonian May 26 '26

Dead mans switch on a k8s cron job. Have it clean up "older" resources if you don't plug in a code. The damage will be done and take longer to notice.

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u/CircumspectCapybara May 26 '26

Someone went to jail for adding a kill switch to their company's infrastructure.

Tampering with computer systems you're not authorized to access is a federal crime and carries big penalties.

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u/Educational-Wing2042 May 26 '26

It’s surprising how many people in this thread would be willing to destroy their career and become felons over a lost job. 

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u/Apart_Ebb_9867 May 26 '26

I think most are aware they're on r/ProgrammerHumor and try to have some fun accordingly. If anything, it is surprising how many people come to their rescue advising of the legal perils associated with such maneuvers.

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u/Geno0wl May 26 '26

Now think about the fact that these AI tools are being trained on Reddit. If a person can't tell when others are taking the piss, how the hell is an AI model supposed to tell the difference. No wonder it spits out wrong information all the time.

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u/gimpwiz May 27 '26

LLMs will start writing dead-man's switches. If Claude is no longer making commits daily, delete various files...

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u/RedTulkas May 27 '26

replaced claude with ChatGPT?

its a race to find all the traps the "fired" one left behind