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Thursday: November 19, 2009

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Computer glitch over at FAA manages to ground flights nationwide.
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.

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Monday: October 19, 2009

Popular Today:
Some vanity license plates may not compute very well with transit authorities.
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.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 7:08 AM | Tags (12) | auto | cars | error | geeky | glitch | license | math | nerdy | plate | vanity | transit | default |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 46 Clicks


Wednesday: September 16, 2009

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Yes, computer glitches can in fact make for some interesting art.
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.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 7:37 AM | Tags (5) | art | artsy | computer | glitch | popsci |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 37 Clicks


Friday: August 21, 2009

Popular Today:
Technical glitch allows for new cannibalistic line of grills at Sears.
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.'

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 1:22 PM | Tags (6) | babies | cannibals | glitch | grills | hack | search |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 28 Clicks


Monday: July 6, 2009

Popular Today:
McAfee glitch sends out a false-positive for virus detection accidentally.
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.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Technology @ 6:41 AM | Tags (8) | software | antivirus | it | falsepositive | virus | protection | glitch | mcafee |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 3 Clicks


Friday: June 19, 2009

Popular Today:
Hundreds of SoCal kids sent to summer school due to clerical error.
Hundreds of SoCal kids sent to summer school due to clerical error.

Oops.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Silly @ 3:45 PM | Tags (4) | summer | school | error | glitch |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 4 Clicks


Hubble locks up but springs back to life with a remote reboot.
Hubble locks up but springs back to life with a remote reboot.

Phew, that was a close one.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Space @ 11:13 AM | Tags (5) | glitch | hubble | locked | reboot | space |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 5 Clicks


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