The Reality of Bugs

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Virtual reality calms the chemo reality

Virtual reality calms the chemo reality 08/01/2004 08:03 AM
Chicago Tribune Aug 1 2004 12:13PM GMT

(IE/SCOB) Switching Software Because of
Bugs: Some Facts About Software and
Security bugs

(IE/SCOB) Switching Software Because of
Bugs: Some Facts About Software and
Security bugs 07/01/2004 10:30 AM
Drew Copley (Jun 30 2004)

Re: (IE/SCOB) Switching Software Because
of Bugs: Some Facts About Software and
Security bugs

Re: (IE/SCOB) Switching Software Because
of Bugs: Some Facts About Software and
Security bugs 07/07/2004 02:41 PM
Thomas C. Greene (Jul 06 2004)

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Reality Porn - Hot Reality Porn Reviews 04/26/2004 06:49 PM
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Bugs are everywhere!

Bugs are everywhere! 05/25/2004 05:52 PM
On Fornication And Genetics in The Breedster Age The site which launched a social networking app based around insect fornication and copulograms, gave rise to mass projects, insect personals, and even racist clans now presents some early findings including interesting animations of a populated world.

I see bugs, people

I see bugs, people 12/02/2003 04:59 PM

Flying bugs

Flying bugs 12/28/2004 09:09 AM
USA Today Dec 28 2004 1:04PM GMT

It's About Buzz, Not Bugs

It's About Buzz, Not Bugs 07/23/2004 11:16 PM

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It’s not about about being a serious beta tester anymore, these days it is about being one of the few or one of the first. This trend has really shown it’s face lately with the beta program for Google’s Gmail. While it is not a state secret that it is a beta service being offered by Google, you practically have to be royalty to get yourself invited to become a user. The odd thing is…

Bugs are Free

Bugs are Free 03/13/2003 10:14 AM

Speaking with Dare today helped me to clarify one of my motives for doing "open source" things -- a motive that I suspect is shared by many.  This particular motive stems (in essence) from the psychology that "bug fixes should be free".  It's not about fixing bugs, but the psychology is closely related:

When writing code, programmers usually have some goal or outcome in mind -- some valuable vision which they wish to materialize.  The path between vision and realization is never as clear and clean as one initially imagines, though.  Nowhere is persistence in the face of disappointment more important than in computer programming.  Along the path from vision to reality, the programmer encounters many obstacles which warrant an attitude "it shouldn't be so hard to embed a web page in a WinForm!" or "why the heck didn't the docs say that this was a zero-based index??"  There are many things that one encounters when programming which are simply wrong, in a fundamental "the universe is not right" sense.

I believe that most programmers do not want to give away their valuable end-product without some kind of significant reward.It is unlikely that someone would sink the sort of psychological and material investment necessary to produce good software if they perceived it as being worthless.  On the other hand, the psychology will be quite different for code that was written to overcome obstacles on the path to realizing that vision.  When someone looks at a piece of code and thinks "I never should have been forced to jump through so many hoops to accomplish such a simple task", they are far more likely to think that the code should see wide distribution.

Of course, one could say that the act of eliminating a common road-block that has plagued other programmers is valuable, and therefore should be priced accordingly.  In fact, this is the case.  Much of the software industry produces "platform" products which are essentially middlemen sitting between (and ideally assisting) programmers and the real-world "solutions" that they create.  I think that the real psychological difference, however, is the way that software producers view their obstacles.  Even if you are writing "platform" software which is not directly addressing real-world solutions, your software is "real-world" to the extent that someone will pay you licensing fees for it (in other words, it could be very real value as far as you're concerned).  On the other hand, every unexpected obstacle that "shouldn't have been a problem in the first place" will be perceived by most as annoying expenses that reduce the profit margin (monetary or otherwise). 

Happiness isn't a universal right, but pursuit of happiness is.People are far more likely to be altruistic about removing unreasonable obstacles (as perceived by them) to the pursuit of happiness.

 

Bugs found in EU, US

Bugs found in EU, US 03/20/2003 08:33 AM
Bit old tech for them, we reckon...

Re: [XSS] PHP-Nuke 7.4 Bugs

Re: [XSS] PHP-Nuke 7.4 Bugs 09/07/2004 06:23 PM
Blaine Elzey (Sep 05 2004)

BUGS - The Bug Genie

BUGS - The Bug Genie 11/12/2003 11:34 PM
1.1 RC1 is uploaded!

Microsoft's War on Bugs

Microsoft's War on Bugs 08/31/2004 06:23 AM
eBCVG.com Aug 31 2004 11:11AM GMT

Bugs, Exploits Dog XP SP2

Bugs, Exploits Dog XP SP2 08/19/2004 12:22 PM
Microsoft offers a hotfix for loopback bug, while security researchers report a new vulnerability in SP2 that could allow a malicious Web site to deposit an attack program on a user's system.

Bugs Online

Bugs Online 04/19/2004 11:04 PM
User Updates

Yahoo's Web Bugs: How to Opt Out

Yahoo's Web Bugs: How to Opt Out 05/11/2004 01:22 PM

A reader alerts me to Yahoo's use of Web Bugs, invisible files that let the company track a variety of behavior "inside and outside our network of web sites and in connection with Yahoo! products and services." Yahoo says no personally identifying information is collected, but since it knows who you are when you're doing email, that's a distinction without a difference, I think. Anyway, here's a page where you can opt out. Yahoo calls them "Web Beacons," a rhetorical trick. Note that you have to do it for each browser you use, and the browsers have to accept cookies. Also note that when you opt out you get a page that makes it all to easily to inadvertently opt back in. Be careful. For more information on web bugs, see this page by Richard Smith.

What Will Bugs Feel Like?

What Will Bugs Feel Like? 05/12/2004 08:12 PM
Two months ago I spilled water directly into my laptop. Looked dead. I let it dry for a while and the screen came back, with static fuzz that faded into clarity after a week. Problem was, I lost the best...

Several Things about IE bugs

Several Things about IE bugs 12/13/2003 04:07 PM
Liu Die Yu (Dec 13 2003)

Re: Several Things about IE bugs

Re: Several Things about IE bugs 12/15/2003 02:04 PM
http-equiv_at_excite.com (Dec 15 2003)

Bugs. ¡Ni las matemáticas se libran!

Bugs. ¡Ni las matemáticas se libran! 06/13/2004 09:30 PM

Oracle infested with bugs

Oracle infested with bugs 08/04/2004 07:52 AM
ZDNet Aug 4 2004 12:23PM GMT

Protein and Silicon Bugs

Protein and Silicon Bugs 12/18/2003 06:59 AM
I'm currently sick, down with a protein bug. Not too much energy today, but after a nap, i felt energized enough to find a silicon bug in PHP5. Thanks to Jonas for the initial forensics.

Other News: AppleScript Bugs

Other News: AppleScript Bugs 08/03/2004 11:15 AM
Mac OS X "Tiger" is supposed to fix a slew of AppleScript bugs.

Mozilla to pay bounty on bugs

Mozilla to pay bounty on bugs 08/03/2004 05:47 AM
Wanted: Dead or alive

Notes and Tips: ARD 2.0 Bugs

Notes and Tips: ARD 2.0 Bugs 08/02/2004 10:11 AM
Better check Apple Remote Desktop 2.0 "Known Issues" *before* buying....

Bugs hit 9i and Internet Explorer

Bugs hit 9i and Internet Explorer 12/15/2003 07:00 AM
Computer Weekly Dec 15 2003 6:11AM ET

OBJECT Bugs or Features

OBJECT Bugs or Features 06/07/2004 06:58 PM
James C Slora Jr (Jun 07 2004)

Proposed: a Bounty for Bugs

Proposed: a Bounty for Bugs 11/18/2003 08:07 AM
Big Bucks for Big Bugs

Re: OBJECT Bugs or Features

Re: OBJECT Bugs or Features 06/08/2004 01:43 PM
Nick FitzGerald (Jun 08 2004)

Waging war on hospital bugs

Waging war on hospital bugs 07/14/2004 01:47 AM
Doctors say simple hand-washing is the best way of preventing infection as plans are unveiled to improve hospital hygiene.

Two Critical Bugs found in IE

Two Critical Bugs found in IE 06/08/2004 05:14 PM

Swatting Computer Bugs

Swatting Computer Bugs 04/14/2004 02:27 AM
Business Week Apr 14 2004 6:20AM GMT

Fresh 10.2.4 Bugs Found

Fresh 10.2.4 Bugs Found 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
More problems are emerging within Apple's recently released Mac OS X 10.2.4 update - and Apple continues to avoid dealing with its customers concerns. (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu)

EEye: More Microsoft bugs on the way

EEye: More Microsoft bugs on the way 02/11/2004 09:44 AM
ZDNet UK Feb 11 2004 1:50PM GMT

DevArticles: Finding the Bugs

DevArticles: Finding the Bugs 11/29/2002 09:15 AM

PHP Team Patches DoS Bugs

PHP Team Patches DoS Bugs 04/01/2005 08:45 PM

HTML Tip: 5 Ways To Get The Bugs Out

HTML Tip: 5 Ways To Get The Bugs Out 01/10/2003 04:46 AM
Net Mechanic Jan 10 2003 3:29AM ET

NetCat V 1.11 Multiple Bugs

NetCat V 1.11 Multiple Bugs 12/30/2004 09:51 PM
CorryL (Dec 30 2004)

Other News: "Tiger" Bugs

Other News: "Tiger" Bugs 04/07/2005 12:39 PM
You might want to wait for Version 10.4._1_ before installing "Tiger"....
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