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How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2

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1371 points yett | 3 comments | 23 Apr 25 14:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.675s | source
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bombcar ◴[23 Apr 25 14:59 UTC] No.43772976[source]▶
This is the kind of thing I'd expect from Raymond Chen - which is extremely high praise!

I'm glad they tracked it down even further to figure out exactly why.

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martinsnow ◴[23 Apr 25 16:00 UTC] No.43773612[source]▶
Raymond is a wizard. Read his blogs for many years and love his style and knowledge.
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1. RcouF1uZ4gsC ◴[23 Apr 25 16:05 UTC] No.43773662[source]▶
Raymond knows everything. From microcode bugs on Alpha AXP to template meta programming to UI.
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2. transcriptase ◴[23 Apr 25 20:00 UTC] No.43776069[source]▶
I wonder how many times a Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, Bain, EY, McKinsey, or BCG consultant naively tried putting him on a shortlist for being “impacted” over the years because he was in the Top X of a spreadsheet sorted on Y.
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3. billforsternz ◴[23 Apr 25 22:12 UTC] No.43777214[source]▶
"Look this guy's job seems to be mainly writing blog posts. We could replace that with AI and get it to regularly pitch the new Visual Enshitify 2.0 product launch as a bonus. Win win win!"