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A Higgs-Bugson in the Linux Kernel

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226 points Ne02ptzero | 4 comments | 02 Jul 25 18:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.62s | source
1. protocolture ◴[03 Jul 25 03:25 UTC] No.44451355[source]▶
I love the term "Higgs Bugson". Its much better than what I usually do which is just call a system haunted.
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2. EarlKing ◴[03 Jul 25 07:44 UTC] No.44452624[source]▶
Haunted? Hell, it's positively possessed.
3. GTP ◴[03 Jul 25 09:24 UTC] No.44453203[source]▶
I was used to the more common Heisenbug, but I find Higgs-Bugson more funny.
4. burnt-resistor ◴[03 Jul 25 20:34 UTC] No.44458939[source]▶
There is no magic at any time. All behavior lives somewhere.