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The Story Behind a Windows Security Patch Recall

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the trial-and-human-error dept.

bheer writes "Raymond Chen's blog has always been popular with Win32 developers and those interested in the odd bits of history that contribute to Windows' quirks. In a recent post, he talks about how an error he committed led to the recall of a Windows security patch."

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  1. Re:The Money Quote by SixFactor · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That's funny. The origin of my sig, if you didn't know already can be found here. It presents an apt analogy of human reactions to danger (wolves).

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  2. Re:Awwww, touching.... by Inner_Child · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Did the sergeant come over, pin a medal on ya, send ya down the hall and say "You're our boy"?

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