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How about a joint autograph from both the protagonist—Trey Harris, and the antagonist—the consultant to the Stats department :) ? Trey Harris also on HN [0].

• techdragon 6y ago
  Yes. Seriously... I’m willing to pay for the shipping and everything. I’ve told this story countless times to people over the years. This and the “OpenOffice can’t print on Tuesday” bug are two of my favourite troubleshooting stories.
  • franky47 6y ago
    HN thread for the OpenOffice story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8171956 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8171956
    • dang 6y ago
      Also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11717010 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11717010 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22157430 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22157430
  • zemvpferreira 6y ago
    I would also be ready to pay for a signed copy of this story. I’d frame it up in the office :)
    • hardsoftnfloppy 6y ago
      Can I get a signed copy on dot matrix printout please
      • markstos 6y ago
        Finding a working dot matrix printer may be the most expensive part!
        • ISL 6y ago
          My father recently retired his printer (Epson LQ-850) not because the printer had failed, but because driver support was lacking. We had used the same printer since ~1992. He was super bummed; he had stockpiled ribbons and still had a full box of tractor-feed paper. The explanation he was given by the person in charge of administration on his university-department computer: At least on the system he was using, modern drivers expected a reply from the printer in response to commands, but apparently, the LQ-850 only receives commands but does not reply.
        • freiheit 6y ago
          They still make and sell new ones. Niche market for them because they can print onto transfer paper (with or without putting ink onto the top paper).
• tambourine_man 6y ago
  We need a video of you both discussing this tale. It has become part of our culture.