Never anger a kangaroo

The hotshot Aussie pilots “buzzed” the virtual kangaroos in low flight during the simulation. The kangaroos scattered, as predicted, and the visiting Americans nodded appreciatively… then did a double-take as the kangaroos reappeared from behind a hill and launched a barrage of Stinger missiles at the hapless helicopter. (Apparently the programmers had forgotten to remove that part of the infantry coding.)

“—Jerry Pournelle, [1]” on reusing code.

[1] http://www.jerrypournelle.com/view/view78.html#Sunday

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