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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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Racking up that large a phone bill with dialup internet is very impressive! Today if a 7 year old spends that kind of money it’s almost certainly because someone forgot to lock the app store/roblox account.
It wasn't that hard. Don't ask how I know. 5 cents a minute doesn't seem like a lot even in 80s dollars, but...well, time flies... And it's true, that bill only shows up once a month, by then the damage is done.
Parent wouldn't want to change from 56k to cable.
Parent was shown the wonders of IRC.
One phone bill later... We'd better get cable.