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tux3
on Sept 28, 2021
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The code worked differently when the moon was full
Tangentially related, here's another fun bug that inexplicably cares what time it is: Open Office cannot print on Tuesdays (
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/255161...
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invalidusernam3
on Sept 28, 2021
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A bit unrelated, but another fun one, "We can't send mail more than 500 miles":
https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles
rzzzt
on Sept 29, 2021
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The "magic" switch:
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html
stavros
on Sept 29, 2021
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That story disappoints me a bit in that they never found the cause.
justusthane
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I love the 500 mile email bug! I read another one years ago about a server that would inexplicably crash, and it turned out to be due to stepping on a particular floor tile in the server room. I wish I could find that one.
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