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My craziest bug was a program that would become flaky if you stood too close to the computer. Eventually I discovered that something wasn't grounded properly, a
by sketerpot 17y ago
My craziest bug was a program that would become flaky if you stood too close to the computer. Eventually I discovered that something wasn't grounded properly, and the program was being messed up by the electric fields of our bodies. (Later, the CPU exploded.)
- ErrantX 17y ago> Later, the CPU exploded.) That's not a bug. That's a feature.
- die_sekte 17y agoIt's only a feature if the computer is a bomb. (Or if someone pressed the self-destruct button.)
- jacquesm 17y agoYou didn't read the bit where it said you shouldn't be reading 0 locations from rom for an extended period ? I've blown up a chip in a switch once by doing some benchmarking using this rig: http://clustercompute.com/ http://clustercompute.com/ (it cracked in to two pieces right across the middle) but I've yet to see a cpu explode. Eproms give a nice flash when you put them the wrong way around in their socket though :(