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>Members of the Legendary Computer Bugs Tribunal, honored guests, if I may have your attention? I would, humbly, submit a new contender for your esteemed judgme

>Members of the Legendary Computer Bugs Tribunal, honored guests, if I may have your attention? I would, humbly, submit a new contender for your esteemed judgment. You may or may not find it novel, you may even deign to call it a "bug," but I assure you, you will find it entertaining. It gets a pass but my top 1 remains "I can't send emails further than 500 miles" http://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles http://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles

viraptor 2y ago
I'd go with "can't print in Tuesdays" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/255161/comments/28 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/255161...
- ffhhj 2y ago
  At least it's no allergic to vanilla icecream: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21779857 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21779857
- david422 2y ago
  Hadn't seen that one before. Imagine trying to troubleshoot that "can't print" bug with someone the next day. I guess once you had somehow narrowed it down to Tues it would be reproducible.
junon 2y ago
I hadn't seen this one, that's some awesome debugging by both parties.
eythian 2y ago
More like that: https://500mile.email/ https://500mile.email/
- sebstefan 2y ago
  That's a gold mine! https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/ https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/application-crashes-when-i-drink-coke-kaushik-raghavan/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/application-crashes-when-i-dr... https://gyrovague.com/2015/07/29/crashes-only-on-wednesdays/ https://gyrovague.com/2015/07/29/crashes-only-on-wednesdays/
OptionOfT 2y ago
There is an older story out there about WiFi failing during a storm, even though all the cables and antennas are fine. I'll see if I can find it. Edit: it was the other way around. https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/ https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/
samsartor 2y ago
My favorite has always been "I can't log in when I stand up" https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/3v52pw/i_cant_log_in_when_i_stand_up/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/3v52p...

viraptor 2y ago

I'd go with "can't print in Tuesdays" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/255161/comments/28 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/255161...

ffhhj 2y ago
At least it's no allergic to vanilla icecream: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21779857 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21779857
david422 2y ago
Hadn't seen that one before. Imagine trying to troubleshoot that "can't print" bug with someone the next day. I guess once you had somehow narrowed it down to Tues it would be reproducible.

junon 2y ago

I hadn't seen this one, that's some awesome debugging by both parties.

eythian 2y ago

More like that: https://500mile.email/ https://500mile.email/

sebstefan 2y ago
That's a gold mine! https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/ https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/application-crashes-when-i-drink-coke-kaushik-raghavan/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/application-crashes-when-i-dr... https://gyrovague.com/2015/07/29/crashes-only-on-wednesdays/ https://gyrovague.com/2015/07/29/crashes-only-on-wednesdays/

OptionOfT 2y ago

There is an older story out there about WiFi failing during a storm, even though all the cables and antennas are fine. I'll see if I can find it. Edit: it was the other way around. https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/ https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/

samsartor 2y ago

My favorite has always been "I can't log in when I stand up" https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/3v52pw/i_cant_log_in_when_i_stand_up/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/3v52p...