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[TRENCHES] Thursday, July 30, 2015 - Reflection

GethGeth LegionPerseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
edited July 2015 in The Penny Arcade Hub
Reflection


Reflection
http://trenchescomic.com/comic/post/reflection

Yeah… That’s… a thing

Anonymous

Got called in to test for a friend who worked at a company… And this little gem happened:

Encounter game freezing bug in Alpha build.
Close in task manager.
Restart Alpha build.
Click “Report a bug” in menu.
Encounter computer freezing bug in Alpha build.
Shut down computer.
Appreciate subtle irony of the situation.


Geth on

Posts

  • J-mentalJ-mental Registered User regular
    You're right, comic, I shouldn't give a fuck about your characters. They're not interesting and they don't change.

  • LieutenantDanLieutenantDan Registered User regular
    edited July 2015
    Bring out your dead!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcs7fSj8grc

    LieutenantDan on
  • ShowsniShowsni Registered User regular
    I wonder if the guy in the slot machine story was tempted to visit a casino and carry out his repro steps. What kind of trouble would he get in for that, if he was acting based on the knowledge the dev told him it was "working as intended"?

  • wormspeakerwormspeaker Objectively Terrible Registered User regular
    It would probably be considered fraud, but pretty hard to prove I think. I doubt that criminal charges would be filed, so they would probably threaten with civil action. So as long as you can afford a lawyer (without the winnings which they would not release to you I am sure) then you would probably win. Probably settle with them for less than the full amount.

  • Mycroft HolmesMycroft Holmes Registered User regular
    He was still an employee when the bug was discovered in the wild and fired. I'd absolutely expect him to be under a contract that forbids him from using the company machines outside of work for any purpose and that using a known-bug (intended or not) would be a breach of contract that included massive penalties.

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