From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,da26f7e99d6cfcf3,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-06 22:48:02 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshub2.home.com!news.home.com!news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: software failure question X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: <9Pxz6.992$ix4.198187@news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com> Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 05:44:37 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.20.190.201 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com 986622277 24.20.190.201 (Fri, 06 Apr 2001 22:44:37 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 22:44:37 PDT Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6605 Date: 2001-04-07T05:44:37+00:00 List-Id: Anyone know where this came from? "In one infamous software error, a misplaced minus sign resulted in a fighter jet's control system flipping the aircraft on its back whenever it crossed the equator. " http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999595