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Ok, not that long ago but pre-dating sites like CP and Stack Overflow I wrote a server in C++ using WinSocks 2.0 (not that the version matters) and when I was reading bytes forget to check that the number of bytes requested was the number of bytes returned thus some of the strings from the protocol were getting chopped. Didn't discover the error until after we packet sniffed the network. Unfortunately, the thing was intermittent.
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Significant bugs[^]
It's something to code a bug that costs your employers (or someone else) hundreds of millions, something else to code one that costs lives.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Certainly, but I think this is the one that says the most about our cherished vocation:
In order to fix a warning issued by Valgrind, a maintainer of Debian patched OpenSSL and broke the random number generator in the process. The patch was uploaded in September 2006 and made its way into the official release; it was not reported until April 2008. Every key generated with the broken version is compromised (as the "random" numbers were made easily predictable), as is all data encrypted with it, threatening many applications that rely on encryption such as S/MIME, Tor, SSL or TLS protected connections and SSH.
Debian is, among other things, used as an embedded OS, and I guess that means that there is a lot of embedded systems with broken security.
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Quote: What's the toughest bug you ever found and fixed?
Well, I haven't fixed it yet; however, after reviewing the code for https://www.healthcare.gov/[^] I found that it wasn't a bug at all but rather a hoax. No one thought the plan would go into effect so they never finished the site.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Years back, I was asked to send automated FOREX telex messages to machines at the bank's branches. The SA provider Telkom could not automatically route the messages to the test branch I selected. I sent sample messages every two hours which had to be delivered by hand to the branch by a lad on a bike. He came out four or five times in one day and was quite puffed when he got there as it was a bit of a hilly delivery. His dedication was appreciated especially as nobody at the branch knew who the telexes were intended for. My PM (an arsewipe) explained to the branch manager and apologised for not telling them what we were doing. A couple of days later the lad's boss got a phone call asking if the lad could go to the branch at lunchtime. When he did, the press office were there and he appeared in the bank's magazine. I recall he was given a free account with a bit of money credited to it. So, not so much a "bug" but an unfortunate sequence of events with a happy outcome. 
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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I had an "auto-dialer" system call 911 about 800 times in about 5 minutes... effectively crippling 911 service in the area for a short time.
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I've probably been responsible for somewhere in the range of $500,000-$700,000 in downtime for one system I worked on, but we had no idea how much the system actually saved the company at the time. Another project I worked on for about 3 months made over a million in the first few months after launch, but it was considered a failure because it was under what was expected.
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3,000 emails sent to mostly the wrong people - using a pass through SQLquery in SAS with an order by clause in the SQL.
We(meaning I) didn't realise that SAS would re-order the order by once the data was outside of the pass through query.
Not hugely expensive but embarrassing all the same.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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But my Member ID is: 10381491
10,381,491 > 10,187,527
Hello World!
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If you can't work out the answer to that then I don't see you have any future in software development, project management, or cleaning the toilets.
If you are so adamant you are not a troll, how about shutting up for a bit, having a bit of a watch and a think, and trying to add some value to the site.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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DNFTT
speramus in juniperus
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DNTMNTFTT! 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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DNFTFT
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No need for that language!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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And what does it means? (Non native speaker here)
Ok, I found it out thanks to another post below. Do Not Try To Feed The Troll
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Since you are kind of new here on CP
I'll give you a hint to something you might be unaware of.
Every now and then an account gets deactivated for let's say trolling or other unwanted and abusive behaviour.
These deactivated accounts do not count towards the total number of members.
Now sit back, relax and grab a box of popcorn whilst watching CP membership evolution in progress.
We are a bunch with fine tuned antennae for detecting all kinds of mischievous behaviour and will mercilessly act upon it whenever we find it.
I dare say you catch my drift, don't you?
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I should say Don't Feed, but for that one 
speramus in juniperus
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I had read your previous DNTFTT post, but I just couldn't resist. 
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Quote: 10,381,491 > 10,187,527
Can you prove it?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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193964 > 0 Wish is the difference between the 2 numbers. Simple Mathematics
Hello World!
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I'm not convinced. Show your work.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Now that is trolling and spamming
Hello World!
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No, it's not. Here's[^] the mathematical proof for "1 + 1 = 2".
Now, seriously, show YOUR work.
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RyanDev wrote: Can you prove it?
Brilliant ... now, tell me, are every finitely presented periodic group finite?
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