University Student Almost Killed by Computer

[MegalosSkylaki]

In a bizarre incident, an Elko NA student was testing Hardware in a field-test-- but what could turn into the first product liability case against Soft-ware-- was injured while working on a term paper.

Legal authorities are devided as to the ramifications of this. One refferred to the SW as "some..algorithm existing on a series of magnetic fields" but argued it should be held liable, nevertheless. "That doesn't give it the right to kill people." At issue is a legal Standard known as the Turing Test.

The student is expected to recover.

Will this lead to Malpractice Insurance for Programmers?


DOOOOOOOOG

[osprey4]

Yeah, at Northeast Nevada Ivy League College no less. They had a hell of a tiddly wink team. Won the NCAA TW tourney a couple years ago before they were slapped with recruiting violations.

[MegalosSkylaki]

Allright, FESS UP !

Have YOU given the Finger to Mr. Clipit ?

This da DoooG you're speaking to

Document ALL mr. Clipit "outbreaks" and we go Class Action.

[Epidemic]

OMG.

That is horrible. When will they restrict this insane technology.


We will be extinct in 10 years if we don't stop developing virtual reality.

Maybe with this technology, we can beam laser/gravity stuff to Saddam's attention. At max. power.

[MegalosSkylaki]

Mr. ClipiT as Dr. Stangeglove

Imagine an army of virtual Peter Sellers de-stablelizing any Society.

I blame BG for this
And Shahani
Although I don't know why.

I'm going to CLIP my Computer before it Clips me
A preventive strike
Why do you have to go to the START button to STOP Windows ?

DOOGIVUS LOGICIVS

[FritzJohn316]

I always use the MicroshaftCat. It tried to scratch me once but thats about it.

[Knothead]

Hey, DooooG, you shouldn't be surprised!

Dunno if you saw it, but in The Further Adventures Of Harvey, P.I., you in fact develop an "animation program" (under the aegis of one of your [MANY] sub-companies, i.e. Digital DoooooG Dreams) which gets pirated by M$ and allows the Baron of Bloatware to FAX himself everywhere....

Although, in the story, you're not portayed as being so litigious....

Figured it was the least we could do.


die, mr. clipit!

[cyphen]

I'm glad the culprit is behind bars - i just hope they don't allow him a phone call - he might escape over a modem line!

[nukes]

There wouldn't be time, think how bloated the software is, and how much is used by silly little things like that. It would surely take a while to transmit, and it would need all the office shared libraries and dlls too. Oh, and while there at it, they sould kill off fastfind.