The story of the first “computer bug” is a pile of lies
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The story of the first “computer bug” is a pile of lies
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Re: The story of the first “computer bug” is a pile of lies
#2Thanks *reads username* "fun otter"
But a cool article none the less, I love reading about computing history. I always thought the grace hopper story was a little too convenient
Re: The story of the first “computer bug” is a pile of lies
#3Just wait until the real story of Rosie the Riveter story gets more attention.
History is written by the victors, or at least master manipulators.
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#4Why does Grace Hopper get a pass for outright lying for decades about this?
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#5Good stories are more powerful than the truth.
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#6I vaguely recall the first time I read this story that Grace Hopper was not the person who found the moth.
Re: The story of the first “computer bug” is a pile of lies
#7Why does Grace Hopper get a pass for outright lying for decades about this?
It’s apocrypha. I’m not sure that Grace Hopper ever actually claimed to invent the term “bug,” only that others have claimed that she did.
Re: The story of the first “computer bug” is a pile of lies
#8So, does anybody know why in telegraph jargon they started referring to "false signals" as "bugs"?
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#9I'd just like to say that Thomas Edison's handwriting in his letter is absolutely beautiful. It almost looks like it's been typed out on a computer using a funky font.
It's funny how the handwriting of almost everyone I know is quite bad these days. My own is almost illegible! I wonder what everyone thinks about this general degradation in penmanship? I guess it's not really needed in this day and age, but there's something beautiful about nice handwriting on paper.
Re: The story of the first “computer bug” is a pile of lies
#10I'd just like to say that Thomas Edison's handwriting in his letter is absolutely beautiful. It almost looks like it's been typed out on a computer using a funky font. It's funny how the handwriting of almost everyone I know is quite bad these days. My own is almost illegible! I wonder what everyone thinks about this general degradation in penmanship? I guess it's not really needed in this day and age, but there's so…
Edison's handwriting is unusually legible even by the standards of that period. You can look at many other historical artefacts to see what the average looked like.