yes it definitely still exists, i'm on maverick, and it has been occuring for the last 2 months. and really hard to produce.. could anybody help us here? feel free to ask me anything that i should provide, i would love to, i just don't know what to provide right now. and it's really hard to produce this bug again (for me).. it always peaks up randomly. i saw a post (above) asking to provide the output from "ps avx", so i'll start off with it (although i honestly don't know what it is): PID TTY STAT TIME MAJFL TRS DRS RSS %MEM COMMAND 1 ? Ss 0:02 21 113 23770 2016 0.0 /sbin/init 2 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kthreadd] 3 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/0] 4 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/0] 5 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/0] 6 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/1] 7 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/1] 8 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/1] 9 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/2] 10 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/2] 11 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/2] 12 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/3] 13 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/3] 14 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/3] 15 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/4] 16 ? S 0:03 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/4] 17 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/4] 18 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/5] 19 ? S 0:04 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/5] 20 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/5] 21 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/6] 22 ? S 0:03 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/6] 23 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/6] 24 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [migration/7] 25 ? S 0:03 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksoftirqd/7] 26 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [watchdog/7] 27 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/0] 28 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/1] 29 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/2] 30 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/3] 31 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/4] 32 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/5] 33 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/6] 34 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [events/7] 35 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [cpuset] 36 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [khelper] 37 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [netns] 38 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [async/mgr] 39 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [pm] 41 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [sync_supers] 42 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [bdi-default] 43 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/0] 44 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/1] 45 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/2] 46 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/3] 47 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/4] 48 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/5] 49 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/6] 50 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kintegrityd/7] 51 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/0] 52 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/1] 53 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/2] 54 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/3] 55 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/4] 56 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/5] 57 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/6] 58 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kblockd/7] 59 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kacpid] 60 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kacpi_notify] 61 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kacpi_hotplug] 62 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_aux] 63 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/0] 64 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/1] 65 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/2] 66 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/3] 67 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/4] 68 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/5] 69 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/6] 70 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ata_sff/7] 71 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [khubd] 72 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kseriod] 73 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmmcd] 74 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [khungtaskd] 75 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kswapd0] 76 ? SN 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksmd] 77 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/0] 78 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/1] 79 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/2] 80 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/3] 81 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/4] 82 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/5] 83 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/6] 84 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [aio/7] 85 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ecryptfs-kthrea] 86 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/0] 87 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/1] 88 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/2] 89 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/3] 90 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/4] 91 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/5] 92 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/6] 93 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [crypto/7] 98 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kstriped] 99 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/0] 100 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/1] 101 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/2] 102 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/3] 103 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/4] 104 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/5] 105 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/6] 106 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpathd/7] 107 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kmpath_handlerd] 108 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ksnapd] 109 ? S 0:44 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/0] 110 ? S 0:35 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/1] 111 ? S 0:24 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/2] 112 ? S 0:19 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/3] 113 ? S 0:32 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/4] 114 ? S 0:28 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/5] 115 ? S 0:28 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/6] 116 ? S 0:24 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kondemand/7] 117 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/0] 118 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/1] 119 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/2] 120 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/3] 121 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/4] 122 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/5] 123 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/6] 124 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kconservative/7] 367 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_0] 368 ? S 0:07 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_1] 369 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_2] 370 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_3] 371 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_4] 372 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [scsi_eh_5] 389 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [usbhid_resumer] 410 ? Ss 0:00 0 8 7119 136 0.0 /sbin/v86d 411 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [cqueue] 458 ? S 0:02 0 0 0 0 0.0 [jbd2/sda5-8] 459 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 460 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 461 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 462 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 463 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 464 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 465 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 466 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 483 ? S 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 [flush-8:0] 525 ? S 0:00 1 36 17059 760 0.0 upstart-udev-bridge --daemon 529 ? S 7532 ? Z 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [sh] 7533 ? Z 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [sh] 8066 pts/1 R+ 0:00 0 94 9237 764 0.0 ps avx 8616 ? Ss 0:04 1 54 19097 2396 0.0 /usr/lib/erlang/lib/ssl-3.10.7/priv/bin/ssl_esock 9865 ? S 0:00 0 21 19118 800 0.0 inet_gethost 4 18139 ? S 0:00 1 415 6184 1132 0.0 /sbin/dhclient -d -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth1.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient-6195352 18168 ? S 0:00 57 160 218247 13092 0.3 /usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-haze 18170 ? S 0:00 2 559 74304 4232 0.1 /usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-salut 18172 ? S 0:29 30 2151 117948 28144 0.6 /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-butterfly 18175 ? S 0:00 7 1330 173489 10476 0.2 /usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-gabble 26302 pts/0 Sl+ 0:47 39 2 195525 44536 1.1 /home/haikalpribadi/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin/ruby script/rails server 26487 pts/1 Ss 0:00 1 856 23635 5944 0.1 /bin/bash 29138 pts/1 Sl 1:51 244 639 813984 212900 5.2 gedit 29167 ? Sl 2:35 141 237 702610 45740 1.1 /usr/lib/totem/totem-plugin-viewer --plugin-type narrowspace --user-agent Quicktime/7.6.6 --referrer http://media.railscasts.com/vide 29176 pts/1 S 0:00 0 9 14526 788 0.0 gnome-pty-helper 29177 pts/2 Ss+ 0:00 0 856 23639 5840 0.1 /bin/bash 29412 pts/3 Ss+ 0:00 0 856 23639 5844 0.1 /bin/bash 30885 ? Sl 0:00 2 143 156884 4372 0.1 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-http --spawner :1.11 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/2 32272 ? Sl 0:09 104 32 1445151 45772 1.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/amd64/../../bin/java sun.applet.PluginMain /tmp/icedteaplugin-haikalpribadi/3384-icedteanp-plugi