Adventures In Computing: Bug in the Screen

      It’s a common enough occurrence to hear about (or encounter) bugs in computers. Usually this refers to mistakes in the code, but every once in a while, it doesn’t. Case in point, twice now I have had literal bugs in my screens.

      Couldn’t tell you the species, as I’m not an entomologist. But both times, a small bug has found it way between the glass of my screen and the actual light source. Thus I see it moving around.

      First time this happened was a number of years back. The bug was vaguely rectangular, and wandered around for a while. I remembering changing the colors on the screen to change where it went. Nothing that exciting, but it was mildly amusing. After a few days it stopped moving, and I tapped the screen, causing it to slide down. It’s still there, a tiny corpse at the bottom of the screen.

      Second time this happened was a few weeks back. Same basic idea, a bug was wandering around inside my screen. This time it was more circular, with clearer legs. Didn’t seem to care about the colors displayed, just wandered around for a bit. And a while latter, it was gone. No corpse left behind, at least that I could tell, just wandered back off the screen.

      Was momentarily surprising when I noticed them, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t really matter. Although it can serve as a reminder. As much as we use these devices, as much as they change our world, nature (with all it’s wildness) is still here with us. In every nook and cranny…