A scientist's decision to kill a bird he'd been searching for for two decades

Re:A scientist's decision to kill a bird he'd been searching... by swombat on Sunday October 18, 2015 @02:13PM (#10409108)

Programmer destroys unique software configuration

On Tuesday in Redomond, VA, a programmer uncovered a unique software configuration that was being activated under very specific circumstances. This specific software configuration had never been seen before. The programmer then proceeded to simply erase the unique configuration from existence, removing any trace of it from the master codebase.

Locals in Redmond say that such configurations are rather common and call them "bugs".

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Re:A scientist's decision to kill a bird he'd been searching... by anon4 on Sunday October 18, 2015 @03:13PM (#10409360)

I was puzzled for a while, but then found out Xtreme Consulting have offices in Redmond -- guess you're talking about them.

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Re:A scientist's decision to kill a bird he'd been searching... by SixSigma on Sunday October 18, 2015 @04:10PM (#10409586)

I believe the company he was referring to have their offices at : One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA

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Re:A scientist's decision to kill a bird he'd been searching... by geebee on Sunday October 18, 2015 @06:28PM (#10410093)

And yet, during the next demo, there it was once again

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