---
title: "IRC Log: The Cloud Scale Incident"
date: 2026-02-23T10:00:00Z
url: https://kmcd.dev/posts/irc-log-the-cloud-scale-incident/
tags: ["humor","irc","aws","vibe-coding"]
description: "A vibe-coder attempts to provision a supercomputer to host a crypto-based to-do list app."
---


An archived log from the #dev-help channel on the Freenode (RIP) afterlife network.

{{< chat >}}
{{< chat-server time="03:12" >}}Topic: reckless_dev is now known as broke_dev | Don't paste API keys{{< /chat-server >}}
{{< chat-action type="join" from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:14" >}}{{< /chat-action >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:15" >}}yo! anyone good with terraform? i'm trying to launch my new crypto-based to-do list app and the tutorial is too slow.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="sysadmin_dave" time="03:15" >}}What tutorial? Also, crypto to-do list? Why?{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:16" >}}it's strictly vibes based. i just need it to scale. like, infinite scale. i found this script on a forum that says it "maximizes throughput".{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="cloud_guru" time="03:17" >}}Paste the plan. Don't just run random scripts.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:18" >}}nah its fine, i just want to know what "p4d.24xlarge" means. sounds powerful. i changed the count to 50 just to be safe for launch day.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="sysadmin_dave" time="03:18" >}}STOP.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="sysadmin_dave" time="03:18" >}}DO NOT RUN THAT.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="cloud_guru" time="03:19" >}}That instance is $32 an hour. PER INSTANCE.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:19" >}}wait really? lol whatever i have $100 in credits. running `terraform apply --auto-approve` now.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-action from="sysadmin_dave" time="03:19" >}}screams internally{{< /chat-action >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:22" >}}man aws is slow today. it's been provisioning for like 2 minutes.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="cloud_guru" time="03:22" >}}You are requesting 50 top-tier GPU instances. You are trying to provision a supercomputer to host a to-do list.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:23" >}}gotta go fast right? 🚀{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:24" >}}uh guys{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:25" >}}my bank called. fraud alert. something about "unusual spending pattern".{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="sysadmin_dave" time="03:25" >}}You just burned your credits in 4 minutes. You are now spending ~$1600/hour.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:26" >}}how do i undo??? ctrl-z doesn't work in terminal!!{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="sysadmin_dave" time="03:26" >}}`terraform destroy`. PRAY that the API isn't rate limiting you.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-msg from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:27" >}}it says "state lock". i think i closed the window too fast.{{< /chat-msg >}}
{{< chat-action type="leave" from="vibe_coder_99" time="03:28" >}}{{< /chat-action >}}
{{< chat-server time="03:28" >}}vibe_coder_99 has quit (Connection reset by peer: fleeing the country){{< /chat-server >}}
{{< /chat >}}