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Did Your Code Ever Make Anyone Deaf?

Posted by michael on from the CAN-YOU-HEAR-ME-NOW dept.

theodp writes "Siemens AG anticipates additional costs from a software problem with new mobile phones that has led retailers to suspend sales. Five models of its new 65 series can emit a piercing melody into users' ears if the battery fails during a call, causing hearing damage in extreme cases, according to a statement."

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  1. No, but.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    it.slashdot.org made me blind.

  2. No... by ebrandsberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    But if they looked at it they could have gone blind. Seriously, I've seen some messed up code, but deaf?

  3. Verizon Wireless by 968134 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you hear me now? What?

  4. Can you hear me now? by Bill_Royle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good.

    Sucks for Siemens. Heh... a twofer!

  5. Misread by xsupergr0verx · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought it said "Did Your Code Ever Make Anyone Dead?"

    That time will come, but first the killer robots need some touching up around the joints...

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  6. Mobile Phone Usage by Detritus · · Score: 4, Funny
    However, this danger can only arise if the mobile phone is held up directly to the ear while the melody is playing.

    Gee whiz, what are the chances of a user holding a mobile phone next to their ear? I always keep mine strapped to my elbow.

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  7. Let that be a lesson by Insurgent2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's what happens when you outsource the hardware to Singapore and the software to India.
    "Soft beep" in Mandarin probably translates to "Loud, deafening tone" in Hindi.

  8. My professor... by A1miras · · Score: 4, Funny

    Often upon seeing my solutions to the labs in my first programming class, the Professor would let out a shriek that caused hearing damage to virtually everyone within a 3 mile radius and killed several Koi fish in a nearby pond.

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