Is there a term for when you complain about something, and then it just starts working right?
I often find that when working with different forms of technology it breaks then when you have someone watch it or complain to someone it works. Is there a term for this?
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I often find that when working with different forms of technology it breaks then when you have someone watch it or complain to someone it works. Is there a term for this?
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The program crashes when I do [something]. Let me show you. Program does not crash. But, "It worked before"!
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I often find that when working with different forms of technology it breaks then when you have someone watch it or complain to someone it works. Is there a term for this?
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The program crashes when I do [something]. Let me show you. Program does not crash. But, "It worked before"!
– Keith McClary
1 hour ago
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The program crashes when I do [something]. Let me show you. Program does not crash. But, "It worked before"!
– Keith McClary
1 hour ago
The program crashes when I do [something]. Let me show you. Program does not crash. But, "It worked before"!
– Keith McClary
1 hour ago
The program crashes when I do [something]. Let me show you. Program does not crash. But, "It worked before"!
– Keith McClary
1 hour ago
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I don't know of an existing name, but I'll make one up:
Cheshire cat bug
This comes from Lewis Caroll's character, the Cheshire cat, who disappeared and reappeared from time to time.
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I don't know of an existing name, but I'll make one up:
Cheshire cat bug
This comes from Lewis Caroll's character, the Cheshire cat, who disappeared and reappeared from time to time.
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I don't know of an existing name, but I'll make one up:
Cheshire cat bug
This comes from Lewis Caroll's character, the Cheshire cat, who disappeared and reappeared from time to time.
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I don't know of an existing name, but I'll make one up:
Cheshire cat bug
This comes from Lewis Caroll's character, the Cheshire cat, who disappeared and reappeared from time to time.
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I don't know of an existing name, but I'll make one up:
Cheshire cat bug
This comes from Lewis Caroll's character, the Cheshire cat, who disappeared and reappeared from time to time.
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The program crashes when I do [something]. Let me show you. Program does not crash. But, "It worked before"!
– Keith McClary
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