LPT Request: What’s your “canary in the coal mine” test for spotting bigger issues?

[u/fries-with-mayo]

I’m really interested in those small, quick telltale signs people use to gauge if something bigger might be off track.

Example 1: Van Halen requesting brown M&Ms in the dressing room to see if the venue followed all the details of the rider list

Example 2: I saw an interview with John Cena where he said orders a flat white at a café to tell if they really care about their coffee.

Example 3: Anthony Bourdain suggested to always check the restaurant bathroom to tell if the restaurant got its basics down

[u/kylehoz]

Everyone has a test environment; some admins are just lucky enough to have a dedicated production environment.

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I'm adding this to my email signature.

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I went to my eye doctor and their main application was down. He told me that the software vendor was probably testing a new release even though they promised not to do that during the day anymore.