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Yes, I wrote a very expensive bug. In my defense I was only seven years old at the time
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Trust me, it wasn’t. I did something similar as a kid, but only around $900… just needed to be located barely off zone (like, just a kilometer off) from your Internet provider, and use the Windows 95 dial up that’s a bit eager to add a "1" before the rest of the number… and voilà!
Grounded and cut for three months after the phone bill came in.