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Heck, you think that's heart attack inducing? How about the DreamHost case in which they typed the wrong year in their billing code; charged many of their user
by lambda 16y ago
Heck, you think that's heart attack inducing?
How about the DreamHost case in which they typed the wrong year in their billing code; charged many of their users for an extra year of service, to the tune of $7.5 million:
http://blog.dreamhost.com/2008/01/15/um-whoops/ http://blog.dreamhost.com/2008/01/15/um-whoops/
http://blog.dreamhost.com/2008/01/16/the-aftermath/ http://blog.dreamhost.com/2008/01/16/the-aftermath/
http://blog.dreamhost.com/2008/01/17/the-final-update/ http://blog.dreamhost.com/2008/01/17/the-final-update/
- joelg87 16y agoWow. That is a great read. “What’s the harm in keeping it flexible?” $7.5M in harm, that’s what! "flexibility" is rarely desired in programming!