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> 1. The term "Bug" originates with Grace SomethingOrOther (a woman
> programmer working for the navy) back in the early days. The big
> machines were going on the blink due to some fried cockroaches in their
> innards.
i think you are referring to grace hopper (who came up with cobol?). actually the original poster's etymology is more consistent with the current notion that the term predates computer software and hardware.
about grace hopper: http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/hopper.html
--ravi