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List of failed and overbudget custom software projects

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This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness....
This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of notable custom software projects which have significantly failed to achieve some or all of their objectives, either temporarily or...
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Wikipedia Abuse Filter

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Edit filter management Tags management Edit filter Noticeboard Documentation How to create a filter Traps and...
Edit filter management Tags management Edit filter Noticeboard Documentation How to create a filter Traps and pitfalls Requested edit filters Reporting false positives Tags documentation Welcome to the Edit Filter management interface. Using the Edit Filter, authorized users can configure a wide range of tests, whic...
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Von Neumann's Elephant

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Problem in recreational mathematics Von Neumann's elephant is a problem in recreational mathematics, consisting of constructing...
Problem in recreational mathematics Von Neumann's elephant is a problem in recreational mathematics, consisting of constructing a planar curve in the shape of an elephant from only four fixed parameters. It originated from a discussion between physicists John von Neumann and Enrico Fermi. History In a 2004 article i...
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The Battle of B-R5RB

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Massive virtual battle in the EVE Online game The Battle of B-R5RB or the Bloodbath of...
Massive virtual battle in the EVE Online game The Battle of B-R5RB or the Bloodbath of B-R5RB (/ˈbiː tæk ɑːr faɪv ɑːr ˈbiː/ ⓘ) was a massive-scale virtual battle fought in the MMORPG space game EVE Online in January 2014 (YC 116 in-game), possibly the largest player-versus-player battle in gaming history at the time...
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Germanwings Flight 9525

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2015 deliberate airliner crash in France Germanwings Flight 9525 Germanwings Flight 9525[1] was a scheduled international...
2015 deliberate airliner crash in France Germanwings Flight 9525 Germanwings Flight 9525[1] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain to Düsseldorf Airport in Germany. The flight was operated by Germanwings, a low-cost carrier owned by the German airline Lufthansa. On 24 ...
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Program Synthesis

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In computer science, program synthesis is the task to construct a program that provably satisfies a...
In computer science, program synthesis is the task to construct a program that provably satisfies a given high-level formal specification. In contrast to program verification, the program is to be constructed rather than given; however, both fields make use of formal proof techniques, and both comprise approaches of...
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Hügelkultur

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Countersteering

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Single-track vehicle steering technique For the technique with a similar name used in automobiles, see Countersteering...
Single-track vehicle steering technique For the technique with a similar name used in automobiles, see Countersteering (Automobile). Countersteering is used by single-track vehicle operators, such as cyclists and motorcyclists, to initiate a turn toward a given direction by momentarily steering counter to the desire...
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Secretary Problem

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Mathematical problem involving optimal stopping theory Graphs of probabilities of getting the best candidate (red circles)...
Mathematical problem involving optimal stopping theory Graphs of probabilities of getting the best candidate (red circles) from n applications, and k/n (blue crosses) where k is the sample size The secretary problem demonstrates a scenario involving optimal stopping theory[1][2] that is studied extensively in the fi...
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V-2 No. 13

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Boaty McBoatface

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British autonomous underwater vehicle Boaty McBoatface For the subject of the viral internet poll, see RRS...
British autonomous underwater vehicle Boaty McBoatface For the subject of the viral internet poll, see RRS Sir David Attenborough. Boaty McBoatface[2][7] (also known as Boaty)[1][6] is the British lead boat in a fleet of three robotic lithium battery–powered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) of the Autosub Long ...
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Drinker Paradox

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Apparent logical paradox The drinker paradox (also known as the drinker's theorem, the drinker's principle, or...
Apparent logical paradox The drinker paradox (also known as the drinker's theorem, the drinker's principle, or the drinking principle) is a theorem of classical predicate logic that can be stated as "There is someone in the pub such that, if he or she is drinking, then everyone in the pub is drinking." It was popula...
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Mental Toughness

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Measure of perseverance through difficult challenges This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay,...
Measure of perseverance through difficult challenges This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. (April 20...
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List of common 3D test models

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This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing...
This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects. Their use is important for comparing results, similar to the way standard test images are used in image processing. Modelled Designed using CAD software; sorted by year of ...
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Naismith's Rule

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Rule of thumb for hiking time Naismith's rule[1][2] Naismith's rule helps with the planning of a...
Rule of thumb for hiking time Naismith's rule[1][2] Naismith's rule helps with the planning of a walking or hiking expedition by calculating how long it will take to travel the intended route, including any extra time taken when walking uphill. This rule of thumb was devised by William W. Naismith, a Scottish mounta...
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996 working hour system

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Overtime work schedule in Mainland China, 9AM-9PM, 6 days per week This article is missing information...
Overtime work schedule in Mainland China, 9AM-9PM, 6 days per week This article is missing information about background on other (especially non-tech) overwork cultures in China; legitimized "special work hour" system in Shenzhen. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on th...
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Chess Therapy

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Form of psychotherapy Students of the Angelo King International Center, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde...
Form of psychotherapy Students of the Angelo King International Center, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde learning the dynamics in chess, showing that it is a social experience which necessitates abiding by rules, taking into consideration the wishes and acts of another person, and wherein intense interpersonal r...
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DjVu - PDF alternative

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Computer file format DjVu DjVu (/ˌdeɪʒɑːˈvuː/ DAY-zhah-VOO, like French "déjà vu"[2]) is a computer file format...
Computer file format DjVu DjVu (/ˌdeɪʒɑːˈvuː/ DAY-zhah-VOO, like French "déjà vu"[2]) is a computer file format designed primarily to store scanned documents, especially those containing a combination of text, line drawings, indexed color images, and photographs. It uses technologies such as image layer separation o...
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Iverson Bracket

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Mathematical notation In mathematics, the Iverson bracket, named after Kenneth E. Iverson, is a notation that...
Mathematical notation In mathematics, the Iverson bracket, named after Kenneth E. Iverson, is a notation that generalises the Kronecker delta, which is the Iverson bracket of the statement x = y. It maps any statement to a function of the free variables in that statement. This function is defined to take the value 1...
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Loose coupling

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System with weakly-associated components For other uses, see Loose coupling (disambiguation). In computing and systems design,...
System with weakly-associated components For other uses, see Loose coupling (disambiguation). In computing and systems design, a loosely coupled system is one in which components are weakly associated (have breakable relationships) with each other, and thus changes in one component least affect existence or performa...
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Pentaborane(9)

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Pentaborane(9) Chemical compound Pentaborane(9) is an inorganic compound with the formula B5H9. It is one of...
Pentaborane(9) Chemical compound Pentaborane(9) is an inorganic compound with the formula B5H9. It is one of the most common boron hydride clusters, although it is a highly reactive compound. Because of its high reactivity toward oxygen, it was once evaluated as rocket or jet fuel. Like many of the smaller boron hyd...
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SmartOS – An OS Specifically Written for VMs, Virtualization and Containers

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Operating system SmartOS SmartOS is a free and open-source SVR4 hypervisor based on the UNIX operating...
Operating system SmartOS SmartOS is a free and open-source SVR4 hypervisor based on the UNIX operating system that combines OpenSolaris technology with bhyve and KVM virtualization.[2] Its core kernel contributes to the illumos project.[3] It features several technologies: Crossbow, DTrace, bhyve, KVM, ZFS, and Zone...
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Passage Du Gois

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Causeway in the western Atlantic coast of France The Passage du Gois The Passage du Gois...
Causeway in the western Atlantic coast of France The Passage du Gois The Passage du Gois (French pronunciation: [pasaʒ dy ɡwa]) or Gôa is a causeway between Beauvoir-sur-Mer and the island of Noirmoutier, in Vendée on the Atlantic coast of France. The causeway is 4.125 kilometres (2.6 mi) long[1] and is flooded twic...
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Gakken Ex-System

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The Gakken EX-150 set up for experiment #108. The Gakken EX-System is a series of educational...
The Gakken EX-150 set up for experiment #108. The Gakken EX-System is a series of educational electronics kits produced by Gakken in the late 1970s. The kits use denshi blocks (also known as electronic blocks) to allow electronics experiments to be performed easily and safely. Over 25 years after its original releas...
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