Software Folklore
(tuxen.de)
Sometimes bugs have symptoms beyond belief. This is a collection of such stories from around the web.
Sometimes bugs have symptoms beyond belief. This is a collection of such stories from around the web.
A New Year's surprise from Microsoft: Scanners stop working
(theregister.com)
Windows 11 24H2 is still causing problems with multifunction devices despite Microsoft marking an issue with the eSCL scan protocol as resolved.
Windows 11 24H2 is still causing problems with multifunction devices despite Microsoft marking an issue with the eSCL scan protocol as resolved.
Say Goodbye to Outdated Footer Years, Forever
(getfullyear.com)
Service degradation: Our API is occasionally returning 2024 instead of 2025. Our intern is investigating and working on a fix. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Service degradation: Our API is occasionally returning 2024 instead of 2025. Our intern is investigating and working on a fix. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Déjà vu: Ghostly CVEs in my terminal title
(dgl.cx)
Exploring a security bug in Ghostty that is eerily familiar.
Exploring a security bug in Ghostty that is eerily familiar.
Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI
(theregister.com)
Software vulnerability submissions generated by AI models have ushered in a "new era of slop security reports for open source" – and the devs maintaining these projects wish bug hunters would rely less on results produced by machine learning assistants.
Software vulnerability submissions generated by AI models have ushered in a "new era of slop security reports for open source" – and the devs maintaining these projects wish bug hunters would rely less on results produced by machine learning assistants.
A twenty-five years old curl bug
(haxx.se)
I have talked about old curl bugs before, but now we have a new curl record.
I have talked about old curl bugs before, but now we have a new curl record.
An unusual Google Keyboard bug
(weiyen.net)
There's a subtle bug that happens when you're using Gboard (the Google keyboard) on Android on certain websites.
There's a subtle bug that happens when you're using Gboard (the Google keyboard) on Android on certain websites.
"Bush hid the facts" bug
(wikipedia.org)
"Bush hid the facts" is a common name for a bug present in Microsoft Windows which causes text encoded in ASCII to be interpreted as if it were UTF-16LE, resulting in garbled text.
"Bush hid the facts" is a common name for a bug present in Microsoft Windows which causes text encoded in ASCII to be interpreted as if it were UTF-16LE, resulting in garbled text.
Tell HN: macOS Sequoia Preview app adds random passwords to PDFs upon Saving
(ycombinator.com)
This bug was originally fixed but it's back again: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/436596/preview-automatically-password-protects-pdf-when-saving
This bug was originally fixed but it's back again: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/436596/preview-automatically-password-protects-pdf-when-saving
Apple still hasn't fixed 6-year-old "fake headlines" flaw
(intego.com)
For nearly six years, Apple has neglected to fix a bug that enables anyone to effectively create false or misleading news headlines that appear to come from credible sources.
For nearly six years, Apple has neglected to fix a bug that enables anyone to effectively create false or misleading news headlines that appear to come from credible sources.
A Windows 11 24H2 bug is so odd that it causes the mouse pointer to disappear
(windowslatest.com)
I generally don’t upgrade my primary PC to a new Windows release on its first day, but when I heard that the HP Spectre is much faster after the Windows 11 24H2, I rushed and used the Installation Assistant to get the update. While my device is faster, I found out Windows 11 24H2 has an odd bug that causes the cursor/mouse pointer to disappear in text input fields.
I generally don’t upgrade my primary PC to a new Windows release on its first day, but when I heard that the HP Spectre is much faster after the Windows 11 24H2, I rushed and used the Installation Assistant to get the update. While my device is faster, I found out Windows 11 24H2 has an odd bug that causes the cursor/mouse pointer to disappear in text input fields.