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Bug ReportsJune 26, 2026

Are You a Victim of a Mangled Shebang?

Cron failed? Script won't run? Bad interpreter? You may be entitled to compensation.

Mock late-night TV lawyer ad — 'Shebang & Associates, Esq.' specializing in shebang injuries and automation negligence. A chrome robot attorney points at the viewer next to a terminal showing 'bad interpreter: No such file or directory, exit status 126.'

#!/usr/bin/pythonn — one stray character and the whole deploy goes down at 2am. No robots were harmed in the making of this advertisement. Shebang & Associates, Esq. is a fictional law firm. Your cron job, sadly, is not.