Title: Software bugs are a fact of life and, sadly, many never see a (timely) fix. This can lead to some some unusual workarounds in order to continue using the software.<p>What are some unusual&#x2F;quirky&#x2F;bizarre workarounds to software bugs that have been encountered by the HN crowd?<p>A recent one I struck was with Google Earth desktop app on Linux. It has a tendency to crash on startup unless your mouse is contained within a small rectangle in the middle of the screen [1].<p>[1] http:&#x2F;&#x2F;askubuntu.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;642027&#x2F;google-earth-crashes-when-opened#comment1071599_677717
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