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A bit unrelated, but another fun one, "We can't send mail more than 500 miles": https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/
by invalidusernam3 5y ago
A bit unrelated, but another fun one, "We can't send mail more than 500 miles": https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles
- justusthane 5y agoI love the 500 mile email bug! I read another one years ago about a server that would inexplicably crash, and it turned out to be due to stepping on a particular floor tile in the server room. I wish I could find that one.
- rzzzt 5y agoThe "magic" switch: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html
- stavros 5y agoThat story disappoints me a bit in that they never found the cause.