Comments on: 10 historical software bugs with extreme consequences http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/ News from Pingdom Uptime Monitoring Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:03:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Unofficial DreamHost Blog http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-323879 Unofficial DreamHost Blog Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:23:17 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-323879 About a year ago, I wrote a similar post about the <a href="http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/16/worst-typing-error-in-history/" rel="nofollow">Worst Typing Errors in History</a>... About a year ago, I wrote a similar post about the Worst Typing Errors in History…

]]> By: ‘Bugs’ peligrosos « [Px] http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-322357 ‘Bugs’ peligrosos « [Px] Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:38:05 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-322357 [...] 10 historical software bugs with extreme consequences [...] [...] 10 historical software bugs with extreme consequences [...]

]]> By: Pingdom http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-322323 Pingdom Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:12:47 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-322323 @Lol Lolovici: Ok, that makes sense. I think in this case the comparison was relevant, though, since it is actual money going down the drain (not some hypothetical estimation of what could potentially have been earned, etc), but perhaps the report should have used some other phrasing (we didn't say it, they did :) ). @Lol Lolovici: Ok, that makes sense. I think in this case the comparison was relevant, though, since it is actual money going down the drain (not some hypothetical estimation of what could potentially have been earned, etc), but perhaps the report should have used some other phrasing (we didn’t say it, they did :) ).

]]> By: Lol Lolovici http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-322321 Lol Lolovici Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:09:26 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-322321 @pingdom: It is money lost but for you not for an abstract entity like the US economy or whatever music company. I was talking about generic estimates like these: "x thing costs the y industry w money each year". Completely different thing than saying "john doe paid x to repair his car". @pingdom: It is money lost but for you not for an abstract entity like the US economy or whatever music company. I was talking about generic estimates like these: “x thing costs the y industry w money each year”. Completely different thing than saying “john doe paid x to repair his car”.

]]> By: Pingdom http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-322314 Pingdom Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:29:02 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-322314 @Lol Lolovici: If your car breaks down due to an inherent design flaw and you have to pay to have it repaired, is that not money lost...? :) @Lol Lolovici: If your car breaks down due to an inherent design flaw and you have to pay to have it repaired, is that not money lost…? :)

]]> By: Lol Lolovici http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-322311 Lol Lolovici Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:06:40 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-322311 "software bugs cost the US economy $59.5 billion every year (imagine the global costs…)" I suspect incorrect human decisions in all domains cost the world a million billion trillion $ every year. Perhaps an improved natural selection would reduce the costs. It is ridiculous to state stuff like this, estimating how much was lost due to something not being done. Like money lost due to music pirating and so on. Money that don't exist are not money lost... “software bugs cost the US economy $59.5 billion every year (imagine the global costs…)”

I suspect incorrect human decisions in all domains cost the world a million billion trillion $ every year. Perhaps an improved natural selection would reduce the costs.

It is ridiculous to state stuff like this, estimating how much was lost due to something not being done. Like money lost due to music pirating and so on. Money that don’t exist are not money lost…

]]> By: Danny S http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-322309 Danny S Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:59:54 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-322309 The 1980s close calls from the cold war make me think of the movie Wargames. So close to nuclear holocaust it makes me shudder. Well, those days are over and now all is well in the world. Wait, hold on a second... The 1980s close calls from the cold war make me think of the movie Wargames. So close to nuclear holocaust it makes me shudder.

Well, those days are over and now all is well in the world. Wait, hold on a second…

]]> By: Erin http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/03/19/10-historical-software-bugs-with-extreme-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-322303 Erin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:02:14 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=1926#comment-322303 Ouch... Yeah, I'd hate to be developing software if lives depended on it... Ouch… Yeah, I’d hate to be developing software if lives depended on it…

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