Tuesday: May 11, 2010
- Twitter glitch that allowed anyone to follow anybody quickly resolved. Phew.
For a brief couple of moments yesterday it was possible to have anyone follow you on the micro-blogging service. That wondrous feeling was countered by Twitter setting all accounts to zero followers - to which a collective gasp across the Interwebs could be heard miles around.
Thursday: November 19, 2009
- Computer glitch over at FAA manages to ground flights nationwide.
The FAA is investigating which center experienced the computer problem. Early reports indicate the problem may have involved phone lines that feed into the processing system.
Monday: October 19, 2009
- Some vanity license plates may not compute very well with transit authorities.
Officials usually put seven X's in place of the number for cars without license plates. Roberson says the mix-up has led him to get as many as 10 tickets in a day.
Wednesday: September 16, 2009
- Yes, computer glitches can in fact make for some interesting art.
Take a picture the next time your beloved computer crashes into oblivion. You might just be making art.
Friday: August 21, 2009
- Technical glitch allows for new cannibalistic line of grills at Sears.
The goof, first reported by TMZ.com, listed any grill viewed by visitors to the company's Web site under the category of 'human cooking > Grills to Cook Babies and More > Body Part Roaster.'
Monday: July 6, 2009
- McAfee glitch sends out a false-positive for virus detection accidentally.
Glitch caused many a headaches worldwide as the anti-virus software starting attacking core system files. Whoops.
Friday: June 19, 2009
- Hubble locks up but springs back to life with a remote reboot.
Phew, that was a close one.