Comments on: Pic of the Day. FAIL! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:25:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Awake http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597805 Awake Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:24:07 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597805 The system probably ran for many many months, maybe even years without a reboot or an error of any type. Some memory leak finally caught up with it... big deal... if you want a good laugh look at the system reliability of the Dvorak.org blog... it would be what? Maybe three days without something going wrong that has nothing to do with the OS. The system probably ran for many many months, maybe even years without a reboot or an error of any type. Some memory leak finally caught up with it… big deal… if you want a good laugh look at the system reliability of the Dvorak.org blog… it would be what? Maybe three days without something going wrong that has nothing to do with the OS.

]]> By: Miguel http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597714 Miguel Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:29:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597714 Well, I told them to restart the damn PC every other day or so... Well, I told them to restart the damn PC every other day or so…

]]> By: chrispcade http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597539 chrispcade Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:23:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597539 A company not investing in IT getting OS errors...? Now why would that happen. A company not investing in IT getting OS errors…? Now why would that happen.

]]> By: Angus S-F http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597532 Angus S-F Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:27:56 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597532 I get these errors all the time on my WinXP Pro SP2 laptop trying to run DOS apps after the system has been running for many days with multiple "suspend" periods ... rebooting (the 2nd R of the 3 Rs of Ubersoft -Retry, Reboot, Reinstall) usually cures it. I get these errors all the time on my WinXP Pro SP2 laptop trying to run DOS apps after the system has been running for many days with multiple “suspend” periods … rebooting (the 2nd R of the 3 Rs of Ubersoft -Retry, Reboot, Reinstall) usually cures it.

]]> By: Cap'nKangaroo http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597485 Cap'nKangaroo Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:15:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597485 I'll bet it is a turnkey system from the company that makes the display. If so, nothing will be upgraded until the airport buys a new display. I’ll bet it is a turnkey system from the company that makes the display. If so, nothing will be upgraded until the airport buys a new display.

]]> By: ethanol http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597339 ethanol Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:21 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597339 I have seen the same messages on the screens in Terminal E at DFW... I have seen the same messages on the screens in Terminal E at DFW…

]]> By: shinohara http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597158 shinohara Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:29:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597158 In other news: "Victim in fatal BSOD tragically not Windows 7" Too soon? In other news: “Victim in fatal BSOD tragically not Windows 7″

Too soon?

]]> By: qb http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597157 qb Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:26:37 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597157 Like PhoneBoy (like the name) I've seen that at SeaTac frequently. It's especially ironic before you head up the 405 to Redmond. Like PhoneBoy (like the name) I’ve seen that at SeaTac frequently. It’s especially ironic before you head up the 405 to Redmond.

]]> By: amodedoma http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597137 amodedoma Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:13:07 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597137 Seems to me they probably 'developed' that application specifically for this airport. Chances are it was developed using M$ .NET, with Visual Studio. This should be a fairly easy task at programming, unfortunately a program's only as good as the tools that were used to make it. Since these 'higher' level languages and visual development environments take care of resource management any idiot that can work out a basic algorithm can program. With crap like this being the end result. Seems to me they probably ‘developed’ that application specifically for this airport. Chances are it was developed using M$ .NET, with Visual Studio. This should be a fairly easy task at programming, unfortunately a program’s only as good as the tools that were used to make it. Since these ‘higher’ level languages and visual development environments take care of resource management any idiot that can work out a basic algorithm can program. With crap like this being the end result.

]]> By: Special Ed http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597133 Special Ed Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:31 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597133 #6 - Did your mother have any kids that lived? #6 – Did your mother have any kids that lived?

]]> By: jescott418 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597132 jescott418 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:59:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597132 I agree it looks like a vintage Windows. That's the big problem with America. No investment in new hardware or software. I can guarantee you if they were running Mac's they would probably be running OS9. I agree it looks like a vintage Windows. That’s the big problem with America. No investment in new hardware or software. I can guarantee you if they were running Mac’s they would probably be running OS9.

]]> By: Chris Mac http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597117 Chris Mac Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:42:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597117 I prefer Fail I prefer Fail

]]> By: Faxon http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597114 Faxon Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:33:46 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597114 John, your pictures are a great addition to the blog. Looks like I have to make another No Agenda donation to keep you in charged batteries. John, your pictures are a great addition to the blog. Looks like I have to make another No Agenda donation to keep you in charged batteries.

]]> By: thecommodore http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597112 thecommodore Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:31:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597112 More likely the issue is that the IT department has been RIF'd down recently and mundane tasks such as doing basic maintenance on the kiosk servers wasn't accepted as a key metric on anyone's yearly performance review. Heh, should be a Dilbert cartoon in there somewhere. More likely the issue is that the IT department has been RIF’d down recently and mundane tasks such as doing basic maintenance on the kiosk servers wasn’t accepted as a key metric on anyone’s yearly performance review. Heh, should be a Dilbert cartoon in there somewhere.

]]> By: Postman http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/02/pic-of-the-day-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1597107 Postman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:14:07 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=61838#comment-1597107 Yes it should fail like osx applications and just silently fail and give you no indication that something is wrong. That would be much better. Yes it should fail like osx applications and just silently fail and give you no indication that something is wrong. That would be much better.

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