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Geek Culture / DBPro bug report: Whisky

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Philip
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Posted: 19th Dec 2004 19:16 Edited at: 19th Dec 2004 19:16
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My seasonal joke bug report:

"Hey, I'm like, er, new here and, er, apart from, er, not being able to write a post in good English, er, I want to, er, complain about, er, the software.

So I tried DBPro while drinking a lot of good scotch whisky. After a while I discovered my code wasn't doing what I wanted. Then it stopped compiling entirely - kept getting errors. Then after a while my hand & eye coordination broke down. Then I lost the ability to focus and then I think I must have fallen asleep.

I like looked on the box and everything but I don't see no warning about not drinking lots of whisky with this product. I'm really unhappy cos I want to write a MMORPG ... " (etc. etc. ad nauseum)

Post your joke bug reports below.

Philip

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Error:Code is badly laid out - and wouldn't work even if it was...

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error:code is typed by a retard, so we believe that it would do you computer harm, therefore it will not be compiled

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Damokles
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Yeah, I also had a problem, so I wrote a letter to Lee. Here it is :

Quote: "Dear Mr. Bamber,

I bought the online version of DarkBASIC Professionnal a few weeks ago. But I have the regret to inform you, that this product doesn't run like I expected. In fact, it doesn't work at all.

Of course I called the customer service. There were very nice people talking to me, but they are all ignorant. At first they asked me to check my email, but I have no email address, so they continued telling me what I have to do. The problem was that I could absolutely not see what they meant.
They were asking if I had a blue "E" or a green "N" in the corner of my screen. Fact was that I had a big black nothing on my whole screen. They also asked me to click on the mouse, which had no effect at all. Even when they told me to instal direct X I had a problem : the CD ROM drive didn't open.

Then they said My PC had a problem, so I brought the computer to the store, but the shop-keeper said it worked fine.
May I get my money back ? Of course I will send you this online version back as soon as possible.

M. Damokles

P.S.: I wrote a letter because I also have problems with the email company called hotmail, it also shows a big black screen.
"


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Dave J
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One must wonder how he purchased the online version of DBP if he can't work out how to turn his computer on.


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empty
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Quote: "They were asking if I had a blue "E" or a green "N" in the corner of my screen. Fact was that I had a big black nothing on my whole screen."

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Damokles
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Posted: 19th Dec 2004 21:44 Edited at: 19th Dec 2004 21:51
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Quote: "Dear Mr. Bamber,

Maybe we can find another way to solve my problem. That's why I will tell the whole story :
My neighbour is a genius with computers, he can do everything with it, he even has a homepage, so you see how good he is. He's always talking about how much money somebody could earn, if he creates a MMORPG. He also told that DarkBASIC Professionnal was the best programm do do it, so he ordered it for me.
When he got it, I directly bought the new PC with a Pentium 4 and 256 GHz or something like that. He told me he would help me with all the difficult stuff like changing the ink of the printer, changing the size of the letters in a text, ... Now you surely see how good he is.
But we have a big problem right now : his parents don't allow him to go out, because he had a bad report at school. I hope it won't last too long, because he was also helping me to get those addresses in my cellular phone.

M. Damokles"


Nice empty. At least somebody recognised it

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Quote: "drinking a lot of good scotch whisky"


it's whisky but not as wisky as a bank waid


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Ilya
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Posted: 19th Dec 2004 23:07 Edited at: 19th Dec 2004 23:07
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Error: No Error

(A real error in Half-life)
(That crashes it.)

Quote: "I've seen the word programming and I'm not sure what it means. Anybody please explain?"


Quote: "We shouldn't sacrifice the truth to preserve "balance"."
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error: newbie asking what a dll is, this computer will now fire it's rockets and escape thru your window where it will fly to the tca to help him in his quest for world domination

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Rob K
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Posted: 20th Dec 2004 00:31
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I really have seen this error in DBPro (I cannot remember how I managed to get it though):

Error: Success


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Error: Cannot understand command at line 1 "Sync on"


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Xander
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Error: Unknown command at line 1 "Sync rate 60", only newbies limit the sync rate

Another...

Error: Resolution too low at line 5 "set display mode 320,240,16", this isn't the nineties anymore

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Quote: "only newbies limit the sync rate"





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Teh Go0rfmeister
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whaaaaaaaat?

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Philip
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Error: universe has crashed at line 10.

Error: out of beer

Philip

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Philip
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(sung to the music of the song) Error: don't worry ... about a thing ... cos every little thing will be alright!

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Mnemonix
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Error: Cannot create compiler.exe. Access denied.

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Error: Mnemonix is making up stupid errors.

CURRENT PROJECT: Chaos Hizzle Demo
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Error: Command makeMMORPG() not recognised.

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Teh Go0rfmeister
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error: there is not enough system memory to display this error message. please close a few applications and try again.

error:

error: there was an error showing the previous error message

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Error: Blitz is installed on your computer.

Error: You don't have the DBP C++ SDK installed.

Error: Your computer sucks.

Error: Your codes suck.

Error: You spent more than a week on this. It'll be deleted now.

Error: Cannot format computer, access is denied.

Quote: "I've seen the word programming and I'm not sure what it means. Anybody please explain?"


Quote: "We shouldn't sacrifice the truth to preserve "balance"."
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Error: Windows cannot find anything, please reinstall windows

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Error: The Windows error table has been deleted, can not display error.

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Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Error: Out of RAM to display error. *dies*

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[edited]
Error: Did you really expect that code to run? DBP will now be uninstalled and 3DGM will be installed.

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Error: windows couldnot delete explorer.exe file is in use by windows
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Error: paperclip.exe has preformed 94,708 illegal operations and will now be shot
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Error: You are not not using a antinonpirated noncopy of Windows.

Error: Your CPU just lit on fire and your monitor is about to explode. Windows is sorry for the loss of your CPU and yourself. Sort of. Would you like to have a siezure before you die? *Activate siezure program*

Quote: "I've seen the word programming and I'm not sure what it means. Anybody please explain?"


Quote: "We shouldn't sacrifice the truth to preserve "balance"."
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Error displaying error message. Click OK to continue.

*click*

Error displaying error message. Click OK to continue.

*click*

Error disp.... *forever*


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I am Microsoft of Borg, prepare to be ;#@(&$
error: An error has accured in borg.dll
Press any key to reformat C.
we are NOT sorry for this *ha*

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Posted: 20th Dec 2004 19:11 Edited at: 20th Dec 2004 19:13
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Quote: "I really have seen this error in DBPro (I cannot remember how I managed to get it though):

Error: Success"

As sad as this may sound, that was a running joke at my last place of work. If you've ever used evolution as a mail client, then you may have experienced it's crappy errors. One of which is "Generic Error", which is pretty much non-consequential. The other, is "Warning: Success!" which we thought was pretty funny....

As for a silly error message:

Error 1415: hello! download link. dll return string! sample please helo tanks.

(sorry ... but posts from "that person" always manage to cheer me up. If I've offended anyone, then sorry. I find the desperate attempt at communication kind of amusing.)

That'd be pretty cool actually ... you can change the compiler error messages can't you?


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Error:This message was displayed in error... Or was it ?

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That's kinda like

Error: j/k


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Error: n00b!

Warning: Blood Caffiene Levels Too Low, Grab a Cup of Coffee

Error: Illegal Variable Type at Line...Screw It, I Can't Count

Error: Variable Name" "Yo_Mama" Not Declared at Line -2

Error: Remember that Coffee Error? Grab me a cup too...

Cheers,
Preston

[Edit]Error: I changed my mind about the coffee, grab me some hard liquor and some hookers and lets have some fun! Your code sucks anyway!

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Error compiling project MMORPG.exe, please start a GTA clone to continue.


Van-B


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I am extremely disappointed with the MAKE GAME command in DBPro , I bought DBPro after hearing about this excellent feature, only to find that it's not even in 3D. I think the make game command is very misleading, as the only type of game it can make is a Sci-Fi game. I wanted to make an MMORPG, and guess what? The make game command doesn't even support simple LAN connections!

I hope that Mr Mike and Mr Lee will be quickly and effectively responding to this complaint, it is utterly appalling that such shoddy, and un-finished features should be included in what is otherwise a fantastic product (I particularly like the make matrix command, although if you could make it so that you can also have bullet time it would be good). I hope you learn your lesson that deceiving customers is not the way to go about business.

Hamish McHaggis

Isn't it? Wasn't it? Marvellous!
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Likewise, I was expecting much more from the 'Play Game' and 'End Game' commands, I was very disappointed to find that both commands lacked customisability and depth. This is one unhappy customer that will not step down!


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Error: Just kidding!

Error: command 'Print fake money' not recognised.

Error: command 'fix all the bugs in this program' not recognised.

Error: 'politically correct' is not a valid term for computer games.

Error: cannot code an MMORPG for you, do it yourself you lazy gitt.

Error: compiler has had enough of telling you to correct your code, going on extended holiday to Malibu.

The following errors are not made up, they are genuine!

Unholy Error (error from Java)

Error: There was no error (windows error)

Stupid user error (don't remember what program this came from)

I don't suffer from insanity:

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Error: Insufficient Coffee. Milk and two sugars please.


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Error: Run out of milk, develoment on FPSC has to be stopped.


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Error:There is a problem with your logic - To solve this call Sherlock Holmes...

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Illegal Operation on Line 17. The authorities have been contacted.

Error on Line 18 near: 'MAKE GUN.SHOOT_BULLET->HELL DEMON();'


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Error: You somehow managed to cause no errors. Wouldn't want that to happen... *BSOD*

Quote: "I've seen the word programming and I'm not sure what it means. Anybody please explain?"


Quote: "We shouldn't sacrifice the truth to preserve "balance"."
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Warning: Your computer has been running error-free for 2 days. Your system will now restart to prevent a future memory error.


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Error 1224131239213.6: Please write a error-ridden program to find out what this error is meant to say, while I will randomly switch windows and visit porn sites when most inconvient...

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Error: Pwn3d n00b!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHHA!!#$@1111!~~!@shift~!!one.
Error: Out of Font Resources.
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Error: Your hard-drive is 90% filled with illegal music. 9.999% is the windows folder. You have 0.001% left yet you are trying to fit another 6 gigabytes of music into it...

(My sisters should get that)

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Error: Something error happens!

(i think that one's real..)

**winXP BSOD:

STOP

error code was: 0xF00D: USER_TOO_STUPID

"when it's done" means "we have no idea, we forgot to do that; we were hoping you would all forget we promised <insert exotic promise here>"
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here is a real one i got on my friensd computer when i was just moving the mouse around

Error: Planned_error_routine.exe could not be found

then the computer wouldant shutdown after that

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Quote: "Stupid user error (don't remember what program this came from)"


I believe that one was from a multi-desktop program when the user set the number of desktops to just one.


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