Quick! Where's the debug menu?

Matt Thomas has a bug stuck in his 23" Apple Cinema Display. Amusingly, the little fella is still alive: check out the video above to see it wandering across his screen. He has absolutely no idea how to get the bug out (although one commentator suggests he should lure the bug out with morsels of food) so at the moment Matt's hoping for the bug to graciously die off screen.

The same thing happened to me with my 17" Samsung LCD, I believe it was even the same type of bug! I too waited for the bug to die off screen but instead, the bug decided to lay his grave in the dead centre, right at eye level. Now whenever friends use my screen they instictually attempt to swipe it away. What do I say to them when they ask about it? "Well, I was playing this game called Bugdom - it crashed really bad one day and left one of the bugs behind". Gets 'em every time.

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Ian

Better than the bug, did you see that awesome site in the background? I am soooo hoooked!

http://www.moustachemay.com

May 31 2006 at 5:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jeshii

I had one of those in my flat screen a while back. Mine eventually found it way out or died, but yeah, it was in there for like a week. I wonder what kinda bug that is, cause apparently they are in Japan too.

May 28 2006 at 8:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jonny quest

"9. who's singing the song on the video? it's a great cover!"

That's Aimee Mann.

May 26 2006 at 3:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

subfusc

That'd be Aimee Mann, kai.

May 26 2006 at 2:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Billy K

I have bits of stray ash stuck in my G5 iMac like that. Too lazy/worried about breaking something to pull it apart and shoot it with compressed air. Maybe I'll do it this weekend. I can't tell you how many times I've mistaken that ash for a German sniper in BF1942.

May 26 2006 at 2:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

paul

who's singing the song on the video? it's a great cover!

May 26 2006 at 2:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nickdrj

hope it doesnt lay eggs and cause even more problems

May 26 2006 at 1:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

vidboy

True story - a friend of mine had a Mac with dual monitors pushed together. One day he was annoyed to find a bug walking around in the first monitor.

He admitted to me afterwards that he watched that little bug for ages, willing it to walk off the first screen and appear in the second screen. Needless to say the bug wasn't up for the challenge :-)

May 26 2006 at 1:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mmm, I read about this once. Some guy the same problem, but he managed to get the bug out by luring it to the edge of the screen with his mouse pointer. Seriously.
It's worth to take a shot.

May 26 2006 at 1:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Steve

Time to call Orkin! ;)

May 26 2006 at 12:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply