hardware problem

Yesterday one of the two microwaves in the kitchen at work broke. It acquired a note taped to the front, with gradual accretions yesterday and today. Approximately, and in order:

Goes 'round and 'round but doesn't get hot
P1 major!
workaround: use other microwave
reproduced
bug [number] (was fictitious)
something might have fixed it; retest
triage: assigned to [name]
bug [number]

And lo and behold, that second bug number corresponded to an actual bug, filed against the processing engine of a package for modeling UI appliances, with the following subject: kernel-popping appliance is broken. The developer responsible for that code has already accepted it and acknowledged the priority; I can't wait to see his kernel patch.

Some days we still have that small-geeky-company feel. :-)

(Meanwhile, the ever-practical office manager ordered a new microwave.)