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History's Worst Software Bugs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the when-software-goes-bad dept.

bharatm writes "Wired has an article on the 10 worst sofware bugs.. From the article 'Coding errors have sparked explosions, crippled interplanetary probes -- even killed people. Here's our pick for the 10 worst bugs ever, but the judging wasn't easy.'"

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  1. Microsoft's striking absence by penguin_asylum · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm surprised...

    MS isn't mentioned ONCE.

  2. What a name! by Bohiti · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who wants to bet that TFA author is about 40 years old?
    Simson Garfinkel, yeesh. Hippy parents with a sense of humor.

    For those too young, or if I'm too subtle, I guarantee his name is a play on the group Simon and Garfunkel. Good tunes.