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*Thwaitgold refers to [[Wikipedia:Bobcat Goldthwait|Bobcat Goldthwait]], a comedian. | *Thwaitgold refers to [[Wikipedia:Bobcat Goldthwait|Bobcat Goldthwait]], a comedian. | ||
*While working on the [[wikipedia:Harvard Mark II|Harvard Mark II]] computer in 1947, operators found a moth causing a fault in the machine. "Debugging" was already a common term in engineering, and the operators were amused that they finally found an [[wikipedia:Software bug#Etymology|actual bug]], so they taped it into the logs. | |||
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<collection>9031</collection> | <collection>9031</collection> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 22 May 2016
Thwaitgold moth statuette
This is a tiny statue of a moth made from Thwaitgold, the hilariousest substance known to man. You might not know this if you're not a programmer, but all software bugs are caused by moths flying into the circuitry of the computer running the software.
Cannot be traded or discarded
(In-game plural: Thwaitgold moth statuettes)
Obtained From
- Ascension Reward
- Dropped by One Thousand Source Agents in a The Source run.
References
- Thwaitgold refers to Bobcat Goldthwait, a comedian.
- While working on the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947, operators found a moth causing a fault in the machine. "Debugging" was already a common term in engineering, and the operators were amused that they finally found an actual bug, so they taped it into the logs.
Collection
- 🥇: LastChans (#1533995) - 21
- 🥈: Morgana Rose (#2001236) - 16
- 🥉: Mme_Defarge (#307559), PeKaJe (#2138850) - 15
- #5: Mattematical (#2577181), exixx (#879233) - 14
- #7: Aeshma (#627533), Ezandora (#1557284), williabr (#566229) - 13
- #10: Chelonia (#329299) - 12
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