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Top 10 software blunders of all time: 1) (Apple) 1 + 2 + 3 = 24 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15538666 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15538666 2)

• isoprophlex 9y ago
  Sort of related: - it is almost 2018 and copy pasting on an ipad/iphone is still a horrible, non-deterministic nightmare
• INTPenis 9y ago
  Well I remember when the Ubuntu installer left your root password in a clear text file that was world readable on your FS.[1] I would really like to see a top 10 list of software blunders, I think everyone on HN would. 1. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606
  • lultimouomo 9y ago
    In that case the bug was fixed in less than a day. Let's see how Apple fares.
• 0xnotsohex 9y ago
  0)(Apple) If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the password hint https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15410953 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15410953
• manmal 9y ago
  0) Therac 25: https://hackaday.com/2015/10/26/killed-by-a-machine-the-therac-25/ https://hackaday.com/2015/10/26/killed-by-a-machine-the-ther... There ARE areas more safety critical than desktop computing, you know.
• erikbye 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5