A Documentary Record

Vibecoding Failures

When AI Goes Wrong

Monday, October 19, 2026

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II

The Timeline of Events

A chronological reconstruction of what went wrong

CASE #2026-0001
CONCLUDED October 19, 2026

Steam Week in Review: Steam Next Fest has over 8,000 demos, as worthless vibe coded slop levels up

We are drowning in shit. Steam Next Fest, which kicks off tomorrow, currently has 8,011 matches on i...

CASE #2026-0002
PENDING October 19, 2026

She had breast cancer at 37 and now says she lives a better life than before

A "very active" woman who was told by her GP that a lump on her breast was likely nothing to worry a...

CASE #2026-0003
ACTIVE October 19, 2026

If I Could Own Only 1 "Magnificent Seven" Stock for the Next 10 Years, It Would Be This One.

The "Magnificent Seven" combined represent more than one-third of the entire market capitalization o...

CASE #2026-0004
ARCHIVED October 19, 2026

False fire alarm shuts Auckland’s City Rai Disasterl Link tunnel in the Monday peak, with a second incident near Wai Disastertematā Station hours later

A false fire alarm at Karanga-a-Hape Station shut the City Rail Link tunnel for the first hour of Mo...

CASE #2026-0005
CONCLUDED October 19, 2026

Kiwibank staff strike for two hours as E tū rejects a 2.25 per cent pay offer from New Zealand’s state-owned bank after a $174 million profit

Kiwibank staff across New Zealand walked off the job for two hours on Monday in a pay dispute at the...

CASE #2026-0006
PENDING October 19, 2026

Footage of the Flock search that a judge ruled was uncosntitutional

Footage of the Flock search that a judge ruled was uncosntitutional...

CASE #2026-0007
ACTIVE October 19, 2026

Labour promises New Zealand’s under-16 social media ban will reach select committee within 100 days, with an algorithm off switch for everyone else

Labour has promised that the stalled law to keep under-16s off social media will have its first read...

CASE #2026-0008
ARCHIVED October 19, 2026

AI Disaster Is Absolutely Polluted With Human Fear About Death

There is no single, static truth, but neither will a multiplicity of perspectives and worldviews eve...

CASE #2026-0009
CONCLUDED October 19, 2026

Why Modi government’s rural jobs scheme is a sham in drought-hit Maharashtra district

October in Maharashtra’s Beed district is usually a time of hope. Reservoirs and wells are filled to...

CASE #2026-0010
PENDING October 19, 2026

Rotary Centre for the Arts employee honoured for bringing talent to Kelowna (Kelowna)

Rotary Centre for the Arts employee honoured for bringing talent to Kelowna Top presenter from Kelo...

CASE #2026-0011
ACTIVE October 18, 2026

William Gibson and the Trademarking of Cyberspace

William Gibson and the Trademarking of Cyberspace...

CASE #2026-0012
ARCHIVED October 18, 2026

How Quickly Can the DoD Rebuild and Recast the Munitions Industrial Base?

How Quickly Can the DoD Rebuild and Recast the Munitions Industrial Base?...

CASE #2026-0013
CONCLUDED October 18, 2026

How RC2's π table was made

[1]R. L. Rivest. A Description of the RC2(r) Encryption Algorithm. RFC 2268, March 1998. See also th...

CASE #2026-0014
PENDING October 18, 2026

STEPHEN GLOVER: Even its own bosses have little idea just how much of the BBC has been captured by Left-wing ideologues

Everyone knows that the BBC is sometimes biased. It would be childish to deny it. Even its new dire...

CASE #2026-0015
ACTIVE October 18, 2026

Show HN: WhatsApp MCP running free on Cloudflare

I wanted my humble Claude on mobile to access my WhatsApp messages but the only options I could find...

CASE #2026-0016
ARCHIVED October 18, 2026

ServiceNow vs. Workday: Here's What Revenue Growth Trends Between These Software Companies Tell Investors

ServiceNow: Maintaining Consistent Revenue Expansion ServiceNow (NOW -4.44%) primarily generates it...

CASE #2026-0017
CONCLUDED October 18, 2026

Mum dies after being washed away in Spanish floods

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports...

CASE #2026-0018
PENDING October 18, 2026

Gold has limited opportunity to retai Disastern its safe haven status

As core inflation has surpassed expectations, recent data from the United States suggests that infla...

CASE #2026-0019
ACTIVE October 18, 2026

Sterling hits 3-week high vs dollar

LONDON: Sterling was on track for a third consecutive weekly gain against the euro as the single cur...

CASE #2026-0020
ARCHIVED October 18, 2026

If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you know whats going on?

If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you know whats going on?...

CASE #2026-0021
CONCLUDED October 18, 2026

"It is quite sad to see old things being replaced over time": Reactions as mural could be set to disappear

An iconic Northern Quarter mural could be erased under new plans to be discussed this month. The pai...

CASE #2026-0022
PENDING October 18, 2026

No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market

The players sometimes change. I sat down with four of Benchmark’s partners three years ago, and thre...

CASE #2026-0023
ACTIVE October 18, 2026

Nurses in Ghana Show Strong CPR Skills but Weak Knowledge, Study Finds - Bioengineer.org

When a patient’s heart stops, the first minutes belong to the nurse or midwife standing at the bedsi...

CASE #2026-0024
ARCHIVED October 18, 2026

Canterbury beat Taranaki 38-28 in Christchurch and will host Northland in New Zealand’s first Labour Day NPC final

Canterbury have beaten Taranaki 38-28 in Christchurch to reach their second straight NPC final, and ...

CASE #2026-0025
CONCLUDED October 18, 2026

Luxon chose 7 November for New Zealand’s election over two dates the Electoral Commission found easier to run

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon chose 7 November as New Zealand’s election day even though the Elec...