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History's Worst Software Bugs

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Febians Original post #1
Nov 9, 2005 at 1:51 PM
Wired News:

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. First of a three-part series by Simson Garfinkel. Plus: interactive fun with bugs.

*www.wired.com/news/technology/bugs/0,2924,69355,00.html
dIgItaL_BrAt
Nov 9, 2005 at 10:17 PM
quite a lot of interesting info.Nice post.
escape7
escape7 #3
Nov 13, 2005 at 8:29 PM
there's gonna be a day when these bugs will go extinct...
crazybutt
Nov 18, 2005 at 11:54 PM
well i was really shoked to c dat reagan ki harkat.....i agree d Soviet Union was being shrewd....but wat he did wasn't cool at all......i think d world wud hav been n cud be a better place if US weren't dere!!!
gagan007
Nov 25, 2005 at 10:28 AM
well escape, there will not be such a day when all the bugs will go extinct, i mean as long as computers are in existence. hackers-crackers-virii-bugs-holes will exist till doom day.

BTW the article is very informative. thnx febians bro (it is other thing that i m still scared to look at his avatar)
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Febians #6
Nov 25, 2005 at 10:31 AM
gagan007 said:
BTW the article is very informative. thnx febians bro (it is other thing that i m still scared to look at his avatar)

You should see me without the "makeup" then ;)
jay4u
jay4u #7
Dec 1, 2005 at 1:43 AM
BUGS WILL NEVER END BUT THE NFO WAS REALLY NICE... THANX FOR SHARING IT DUDE....