...Issue: Should software programmers and business owners be held liable due to the software bugs? Economical Perspective: Remember the times when cell phones are said to be for the business executives’ use only? But nowadays almost everyone owns at least one, even kids. Because of the tight competition in the market, prices of these cell phones, and other technology-based gadgets in that matter, go down every day. Even more, not only does it get smaller, stylish and more compact, its features also got more complex. Cell phones now not only allow us to make a call or send a text message, it does a whole lot more than that. And we should admit it has made things easier, more convenient, and more efficient. Keeping up with the competition, a lot of companies introduce new phone features every day. But along side, more often than not, we also experience some glitches that come with it –Bluetooth is not compatible with other phones, some programs force close at times, and some programs just wouldn’t work. But why do we still buy them? Because we think, with all the helpful features it has, it already serves the value of the price that we paid for. In other words, we’d rather forgive a small glitch in exchange for a more affordable price. Some of the good companies make bug fixes available online anyway. Social Perspective: Softwares have helped us more than just to improve our lifestyles; they have contributed a lot in the knowledge base, and in the field of science...
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...Bugs Bunny has and continues to be a standing favorite all, his popularity spans generations crossing over form one millennia to the next, he is iconically global and can be viewed in many languages in thousands of homes. True to form the creation of this character has spawned within our culture a love for such a character that he has become not only a welcomed spokes person but an undying legend whose roots can possibly be traced back hundreds of years he is everybody’s hero we laugh and cheer when he is victorious and are shocked and somewhat upset when he “loses.” Warner Bros., released his first cartoon over sixty years ago. Since “There have been over 150 Bugs Bunny cartoons, and all but about twelve are still shown rather frequently on television today. Bugs has had a more diverse and accomplished career than many Hollywood actors ever have, and some of the zaniest and funniest performances ever in film history. This did not happen overnight, by any means. Bugs Bunny's cartoons were directed over the years by such creative geniuses as Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, Robert McKimson, Frank Tashlin, and others, all of whom left their mark in film history with these animated films, and Bugs was only one of the dozens of classic creations these men worked with and created. Also not to be forgotten are the creators of the Warner cartoon soundtrack, Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs) and musicians Carl Stalling, Milt Franklyn and William Lava” (Hunter). ...
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...Jonathan Sandoval SG420 Game Bug Report March 31, 2013 If one wants to start a career in the video gaming industry as a tester, one must be able to connect the dots between seemingly unrelated events. Writing a video game concern might seem like a simple task but it comes with a great deal of responsibility. This is a communication from which other people will base a plan of action on. Those actions often include committing costly resources to resolving the issue. When writing a Game Bug Report, it is important to provide as much information as one can in order for the bug to be “fixed”. The faster the bug is found, the faster the bug will be fixed, thus helping everyone in the long run. A bug report can be broken down in four sections. Title: * Summarizes the important factors of the issue. * Simple overview of what, where, when, why and how it is caused, highlighting the most important considerations in the game. * Indicates how severe it is. * Is used by others to plan a course of action, so it needs to be understood at a glance. Description: * Succinct description of who, what, where, when, why and how it is caused without leaving out any details. * Here you should describe accurately EVERYTHING about the concern. * Describe it in such a way that the reader can reproduce it SOLELY from the description and understands completely what is happening. * You may use industry standard jargon to help accurately describe the issue...
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...Bug Bounty Information Paper A ‘Bug Bounty’ is a program where private or public entities provide recognition, awards, and compensation in exchange for the responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities, or bugs, in their public or private-facing infrastructures. While conventional penetration testing has a predetermined actor testing a predetermined scope, Bug Bounties generally allow for any actor to attempt to exploit the service without fear of prosecution. If this actor stays within the scope of the Bounty (e.g. not compromising personal data, breaking key infrastructure, etc.), and reports the bug responsibly to the company, without publicly releasing it first, they may receive compensation or awards. Bug Bounties have become increasingly...
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...Abstract In this research paper I will be discussing the bug that was discovered and reported in 1994. The Intel P5 chip was found to have a floating point unit bug that made digital divide operation in algorithms flaw after the 4th decimal point. I will also be touching on the contributions of Professor Thomas R. Nicely and the time line on which he brought attention to the bug from the Intel P5. The Pentium FDIV bug The Pentium FDIV bug was first discovered by a professor named Thomas R. Nicely from Lynchburg College in Virginia. He discovered there were a few missing entries in the lookup table by the digital divide operation algorithm. Sadly Intel knew about the bug when they were testing the chip in June of 1994. Intel’s managers decided the error would not affect as many people as it would to issue a recall, and that they should not inform anyone outside the company. Later thet same month Dr. Nicely, a professor of mathematics noticed small differenced in two sets of numbers. Dr. Nicely spent months eliminating possible causes such ad PCI bus errors and compiler artifacts. October 19th after testing on several 486 and Pentium-based computers Dr. Nicely was certain that the error was caused by the Intel P5 processor. On the 24th of October he contacted Intel technical support and the support representative confirmed the error and said that it was not reported before. Then on October 30th after receiving no more information from Intel he sent an email message...
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...Insects are the most successful animal on earth, and their ability to fly is a large contributor to this fact. Flying allows them to travel great distances in relatively short time intervals. Finding food, mates and favorable habitats as well as avoiding predation are some advantages of flying. It may sound easy to describe how insects fly, however it really is not easy at all. The reason for this is virtually everything about how they accomplish flight is species specific! A few characteristics shared by flying insects are as follows: proper muscles in the right places, the structure of the skeleton the muscles are attached to which enable a large amount of wing movement with a small change of muscle length, and the ability to control direction while flying. In addition to this, their ability to fly is temperature dependent. If the body temperature is to low sleight muscle contractions in the thorax will raise it up enabling maximum efficiency of muscle contractions. Finally and most important, all flying insects must have wings ( Pechenik, 1996 ). The physics which permit flight in insects is similar to that of an airplane. The body and wing morphology create a higher air pressure under the wing relative to the air above the wing because the shape of the wing induces a larger air velocity above the wing than under it. It is this that causes the lift the animal needs to fly. Of course an air flow across the wings must be present for this to happen, which is created by moving...
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...Sveika, Pašai nezinot, Tu esi iekritusi manā vienkāršajā vīrišķa sirdī. Es zinu, ka divu cilvēku attiecības ir biedējoša padarīšana, tādēļ uzreiz atbildēšu uz Tavu jautājumu par to, ko es no Tevis gribu, ko varu dot, un kādas redzu mūsu attiecības. Diemžēl, es neesmu princis, ne parasts, ne sapņu. Arī zirga un mirdzošu bruņu man nav. Pat ne parastu. Es esmu vienkāršs puisis, ar savu augumu centimetros, svaru kilogramos, un vecumu gados. Darba dienas gaitā man mēdz iesvīst paduses, es apmeklēju tualeti, es ēdu un guļu. Reizēm mans garastāvoklis ir labs, un es smejos, reizēm tas ir īgns vai nedaudz uzvilkts. Šajā pasaulē ir jomas, kas mani aizrauj un ko es saprotu, un ir tādas, kas ir vienaldzīgas un tādas arī paliks. Arī man vajag jumtu virs galvas, nedaudz ēst, un nedaudz siltuma. Es esmu dzīva būtne, 21.gs Eiropā. Ne pasaku radījums, ne zinātniskās fantastikas pārstāvis. Tikai cilvēks, kas aizņem telpu un laiku. Apzināt to, ko tāds varētu Tev sniegt, nebija viegli, it īpaši, ņemot vērā to, ka Tu man šķieti esam pelnījusi visu, visu, visu to labāko. Ar manu sociālo un kulturālo fonu un izaugsmi, man nedraud braukt ar jaunākā izlaiduma mašīnām. No otras puses, man vienmēr būs auto, kas turēsies kopā un katru gadu izies obligāto apskati. Es nedzīvošu pilī, bet arī pajumti mežā, zem skuju telts jumta meklēt nenāksies. Par mani nerunās Holivudā, bet varbūt ka vietējā pagasta laikrakstā zinās vārda pēc. Es neprojektēšu jaunākos kosmosa kuģus, bet arī problēmu paņemt lāpstu vai...
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...Abstract This paper will identify the various degrees of legal protection BUG must acquire for its intellectual property. Explanation of intentional conflict of law that may affect potential civil liability of Steve and WIRETAP will be discussed along with additional legal issues that may also affect BUG. The six different issues will reveal several torts violated and damages that may be awarded from BUG. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to explain specific, hypothetical scenarios dealing with several legal issues. Bug Inc. electronic products are assembled in foreign countries, currently the products are only distributed in U.S. mainly for the use in surveillance. BUG Inc. is planning to expand the electronic device distribution to international markets. Team C has provided detailed answers and feedback to the six scenarios and different types of legal protections BUG must have for its intellectual property, employment laws, international laws, imprisonment rights, internet law, responsibilities, and manufacturing problems associated with the company’s business dealing in domestic and international courts. These protections are elemental strategic plans allowing the organization to minimize any risks in the international distribution. The Trade Secrets Act has been adopted by many states to protect company’s trade secrets or intellectual property. BUG’s company as designer and manufacturer of electronic devices and own software is protected under the law...
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...A Day in the Life of a Bug A day in the life of a bug is good. They walk around eating leaves and branches. This of course is a good diet and is what keeps them alive in their small size. Another thing that keeps the species alive is their sheer numbers. Most species of bugs live in swarms. These swarms on average in size can grow up to 10 million bugs. A day in the life of a bug is good. They walk around eating leaves and branches. This of course is a good diet and is what keeps them alive in their small size. Another thing that keeps the species alive is their sheer numbers. Most species of bugs live in swarms. These swarms on average in size can grow up to 10 million bugs. A day in the life of a bug is good. They walk around eating leaves and branches. This of course is a good diet and is what keeps them alive in their small size. Another thing that keeps the species alive is their sheer numbers. Most species of bugs live in swarms. These swarms on average in size can grow up to 10 million bugs. A day in the life of a bug is good. They walk around eating leaves and branches. This of course is a good diet and is what keeps them alive in their small size. Another thing that keeps the species alive is their sheer numbers. Most species of bugs live in swarms. These swarms on average in size can grow up to 10 million...
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...are hired by the boss who pays us in return for our labour. The work of Marx also focuses on inequality of social classes. The structure of life chances can either be advantaged or disadvantaged, depending on a number of different factors, for example biology/genes, the distribution of wealth and the distribution of resources i.e. education. This essay will argue the differences between the two classes, the Bourgeoisie (the grasshoppers) and the Proletariat (the ants). According to Marx, society is centred on an economic substructure made up of a base and a superstructure. The base is the economic situation, where the substructure is made up on many institutions such as the government, family, religion, education and culture. The film, A Bugs Life, is an animated film which itself is a perfect example of how our society works. It portrays a relationship between the grasshoppers and the ants in a way that demonstrates capitalism. The grasshoppers, presented as capitalists, agree that they will provide the worker ants safety in return for food....
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...University of Phoenix Material BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. After reviewing the four areas that must be met for a defamation tort, I feel that it does qualify for a tort. Defamatory statement – this was met. WIRETIME, Inc. had a statement published in a well-known magazine that can be interpreted as remarks that were meant to harm the reputation of the plaintiff. Dissemination to a third party – this was also met. The Restatements indicate this element requires the information to reach the eyes or ears of someone besides the tortfeasor and the victim. In this case, each person that purchased or even looked at the publication was subjected to the material. Specificity was met, the statement published in the magazine targeted BUGusa Inc. product. Damages can also be met if BUGusa, Inc. has lost a client or potential customer because of the information published. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc. (Janet) Has WIRETIME, Inc. committed any torts? If so, explain. This situation qualifies for the Business Competition Tort. There was an employment contract (restrictive covenant) between Janet and BUGusa, Inc. that specified she would not go to work for a competing firm during the time period of her contract regardless of the reasons for her leaving her employment with BUGusa...
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...˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝˝ 2013 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses CONTENTS 2013 Yeartext A Letter From the Governing Body Highlights of the Past Year Preaching and Teaching Earth Wide Myanmar One Hundred Years Ago—1913 Grand Totals 2 4 9 ...
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...colony of ants that are being oppressed by a gang of grasshoppers who come every season demanding food from the ants. The grasshoppers use their size to dominate over the ants. One day in the spring, when the offering’s preparation has just been finished, an ant named Flik causes the whole offering of seeds to fall over into a river. The grasshoppers come and harass the ants and decide to give them one more chance to gather seeds. They expect the ants to do all of the work so the grasshoppers can just sit and play. The ants represent the working poor no matter how much work they do they cannot get ahead, while the grasshoppers hardly work and stay on top. Flik tries to recruit warrior bugs to fight off the grass hopers. Flik’s so called warriors turn out to be a group of circus bugs. When the colony discovers this they desperately try to pull together enough food for a new offering to the grasshoppers. After failing to gather enough food they try to scare them away with a fake bird. It nearly works, but Hopper the leader of the grasshoppers realizes that it was an imposter. As he is about to kill Flik the ants realize that they outnumber the grasshoppers 100-to-1 so they fight them off. This part of the movie demonstrates the effects of size in a group. They no longer have to live in fear of the grasshoppers. This movie shows several examples of culture. Some of the norms this culture shares are shown with the gathering and picking of food. They all follow a set...
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...Computers and the software used to operate them in my opinion are the most fascinating tools created by man. As a result of the computer arise all kind of computer viruses and hackers which intrigued me even more so I decided to study in the field of network security. During this learning process, I would to obtain a vast knowledge of the different kinds of computer viruses; how these programs are written by hackers and the security programs used to track down and apprehend these criminals. Michael Rundle a reporter for the Huffington Post in the UK wrote an article titled ‘Heart bleed’ Bug: Change All of Your Passwords Warn Security Experts. Today, we use the internet to do pretty everything banking, email, social networking and online purchasing of goods and services. Technology known as an Open SSL is used to encrypt communications on the internet. A little “padlock” image at the bottom of your browser indicates the site is secure. The article went on to discuss how researchers established a flaw in the program Open SSL that let hackers steal passwords and other personal data leaving no trace for the past two years. HTTPS or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure is a communications protocol over a computer network, is trusted to keep all passwords, personal emails and credit cards safe provided all private information making it accessible to hackers who knew about the exploit. Due to the internet along with advanced computers, and software identity theft is at an all-time...
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...This was just the beginning of his downfall and it all began on February 14, 1929. First of all, Chicago had split into two rival gangs led by Al Capone and George “Bugs” Moran, by the late 1920’s. Both of these leaders vied for power, prestige, and money (Rosenberg 1). Much of the problems arose after Capone’s former enemy Dion O’ Banion was killed and it started an all-out-war in the city (The St. 1). Moran was soon the new leader. Capone’s hopes of obtaining more territory were diminished and this frustrated him. Al Capone soon began to brainstorm into developing an attempt towards George “Bugs” Moran (Rosenberg 1). Capone’s reputation as a bootlegger would soon change into horror. In order for everything to turn out as planned, Al Capone obtained help from Jack “Machine Gun” McGurn. McGurn was placed in charge to organize an assassination attempt towards “Bugs” Moran. McGurn was said to have survived many attempts so he was perfect for Madueño 2 the job. The plan was to select gunmen outside of the Chicago area. This was to ensure that if there were any survivors, they wouldn’t be able to recognize the killers as part of Capone’s gang. McGurn also acquired a stolen police car and various police uniforms. After all of this was set, Capone sent a Detroit gangster to offer Moran a load of hijacked booze. Bugs agreed to gather the delivery at his gang’s headquarters, a garage at 2122 North Clark Street (Sifakis 289). Capone had a very special “valentine” that he wanted delivered...
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