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Fortran Bug Urban Legend (york.ac.uk)
35 points by untilted on Aug 31, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


I think people confuse the Fortran bug that didn't lose a rocket with the Ada bug that did lose a rocket (the Ariane 5), like how people thinking Nelson Mandela died in prison in the '80s probably got mixed up with Steve Biko.


Fact-checking in the era of AI disinformation is going to be truly Sisyphean.




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