I love stories like this. It would be nice to have a site full of them.

martinrue · on Jan 25, 2020

I wrote a couple more, both about amusing early programming experiences:

C network programming: https://martinrue.com/zzuy-a-lesson-in-perseverance

Commodore 64 & BASIC programming: https://martinrue.com/give-yourself-more-playtime

techbubble · on Jan 25, 2020

The Daily WTF has some good ones. https://thedailywtf.com

ta999999171 · on Jan 25, 2020

Read old IRC logs.

exikyut · on Jan 26, 2020

Assuming I had the patience and wherewithal to trawl specific channels, but not to actually identify the channels in the first place, could you give some recommendations?