Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by doppp » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 11:42 AM UTC

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by Piskvorrr » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 11:55 AM UTC

Well...I'd say that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 has become much more notorious than the Arianne launch; but it's also a UX fault, not a straight-out software error.

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by dkbrk » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 12:37 PM UTC

Piskvorrr wrote: post #2

Well...I'd say that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 has become much more notorious than the Arianne launch; but it's also a UX fault, not a straight-out software error.

Yep, also I would say that Heartbleed is definitely deserving of a place.

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by MasterScrat » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 12:48 PM UTC

> a 64 bits variable can have a value of −9.223.372.036.854.775.808 to 9.223.372.036.854.775.807 (that’s almost an infinity of options)

almost ;-)

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by teddyh » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 1:08 PM UTC

See also COMPUTER-RELATED HORROR STORIES, FOLKLORE, AND ANECDOTES:

http://wiretap.area.com/Gopher/Library/Techdoc/Lore/rumor.ne...

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by mahouse » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 1:08 PM UTC

Goddamn Wordpress brought to its knees in a few minutes.

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by Zenst » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 1:12 PM UTC

Piskvorrr wrote: post #2

Well...I'd say that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 has become much more notorious than the Arianne launch; but it's also a UX fault, not a straight-out software error.

Agree and also would of thought they would have a sensor on patient that measures dosage independently of the system giving the dosage. But from what I can tell - they do not.

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by derrickdirge » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

Piskvorrr wrote: post #2

Well...I'd say that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 has become much more notorious than the Arianne launch; but it's also a UX fault, not a straight-out software error.

An unhandled race condition disfigured and killed human beings. That earns it a spot at the top of the list IMO.

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by rplnt » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

mahouse wrote: post #6

Goddamn Wordpress brought to its knees in a few minutes.

Cached version: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rRmDAkC...

Re: Infamous Software Bugs

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Post by derrickdirge » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 1:20 PM UTC

MasterScrat wrote: post #4

> a 64 bits variable can have a value of −9.223.372.036.854.775.808 to 9.223.372.036.854.775.807 (that’s almost an infinity of options) almost ;-)

9 quintillion rounds to infinity.