• Man of Steel (unregistered)

    I'm more worried about the other 1097 "good errors" that "can happen".

  • Nate G (unregistered)

    I guess if it can't happen, it is probably safe to choose "Ignore" when it does.

  • Matt Fleur (unregistered) in reply to Nate G
    Nate G:
    I guess if it can't happen, it is probably safe to choose "Ignore" when it does.
    No, no, no! If it can't happen once, it surely can't happen twice in a row. (Like lightning.) So retry.
  • (cs)

    This is an attempt to alert whomever responsible of the increasing spam problem. It has nothing to do with the article.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=%22nike+shoes%22+site:thedailywtf.com

  • Textual Advanced (unregistered)

    This reminds me of one of my favorite messages I used to get from Microsoft (who else) Windows NT when logging out:

    Microsoft Visual Basic Can't quit at this time
    Maybe one of the reasons VB couldn't quit was because I hadn't started it!

    But anyway, I found that if I pulled the power cord, lo and behold Microsoft Visual Basic could quit after all. That's right -- at this exact time even.

    Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.

  • Inhibeo (unregistered) in reply to Textual Advanced
    Textual Advanced:
    Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.

    It's already exceedingly difficult to remove my laptop battery. The time is nigh.

  • (cs) in reply to Textual Advanced

    if they ever get that powerful, we'll just organize them into a committee. That should keep the balance of power for several centuries to come.

  • Special Ham (unregistered) in reply to Spectre
    Spectre:
    This is an attempt to alert whomever responsible of the increasing spam problem. It has nothing to do with the article.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=%22nike+shoes%22+site:thedailywtf.com

    Bah, that's nothing. Have a look at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22irish+girl%22+site%3Athedailywtf.com&btnG=Search
  • fat, if not Greek (unregistered)

    At last an explanation for the BCS rankings!

  • (cs)

    Trust me. The ESPN thing is user error.

  • (cs)

    The ringtone could have been the funeral march..or better, the Imperial March!

  • Krupuk (unregistered)

    The Real WTF is that I didn't see the image from the RSS one. I looked at the HTML code and the img tag had style=display:none in it. WTF?

  • Krupuk (unregistered)

    And a bigger WTF was that I didn't think of disabling the AdBlock plugin.

  • Special Ham (unregistered) in reply to Krupuk
    Krupuk:
    And a bigger WTF was that I didn't think of disabling the AdBlock plugin.
    Ooh, a self-inflicted WTF! Shouldn't we have a special category for those?

    It appears we already have a special captcha for those: damnum.

  • underthebridge (unregistered) in reply to Special Ham
    Special Ham:
    Spectre:
    This is an attempt to alert whomever responsible of the increasing spam problem. It has nothing to do with the article.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=%22nike+shoes%22+site:thedailywtf.com

    Bah, that's nothing. Have a look at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22irish+girl%22+site%3Athedailywtf.com&btnG=Search

    obvious photoshop fake

  • Neil (unregistered) in reply to Krupuk
    Krupuk:
    And a bigger WTF was that I didn't think of disabling the AdBlock plugin.
    It was the unfortunate use of 'ad' in the image name that got it blocked.
  • Prometheus (unregistered)

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  • (cs) in reply to Textual Advanced
    Textual Advanced:
    This reminds me of one of my favorite messages I used to get from Microsoft (who else) Windows NT when logging out:
    Microsoft Visual Basic Can't quit at this time
    Maybe one of the reasons VB couldn't quit was because I hadn't started it!

    But anyway, I found that if I pulled the power cord, lo and behold Microsoft Visual Basic could quit after all. That's right -- at this exact time even.

    Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.

    I remember when Outlook used to do "You must close all Office applications before logging off." and cancel the logout sequence. Damned annoying. I still don't understand how you can have a program that responds correctly to the close button (and to WM_QUIT - I tested), but refuses to comply with WM_LOGOFF and WM_SHUTDOWN.

  • Textual Advanced (unregistered) in reply to mallard
    mallard:
    I remember when Outlook used to do "You must close all Office applications before logging off." and cancel the logout sequence. Damned annoying. I still don't understand how you can have a program that responds correctly to the close button (and to WM_QUIT - I tested), but refuses to comply with WM_LOGOFF and WM_SHUTDOWN.
    It is well known that Microsoft is a convicted monopolist for using Internet Explorer to kill off Netscape. But some may not remember that long before the browser wars, MS was accused of using inside tricks to tie Office and Windows together in ways that other developers could not do with their office suites (Lotus, Word Perfect...). There was even talk of splitting the company into an OS group and an applications group to put a stop to this sort of stuff.
  • (cs)

    Somebody's gotta do it. Might as well be me:

    Browser for comment area to fit within an area the wrapping?

  • MRAB (unregistered) in reply to Inhibeo
    Inhibeo:
    Textual Advanced:
    Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.

    It's already exceedingly difficult to remove my laptop battery. The time is nigh.

    SkyNet is fictional, but Apple likes to make devices whose batteries can't be removed. The time to worry is when they start making really cool robots...

  • (cs)

    Perhaps what ESPN meant by "Poll" is in reality "We asked the coaches to roll a D20"

    I don't know about you guys, but based on personal experience, Team #20 doesn't stand a chance of making it.

  • stEvil (unregistered) in reply to MRAB
    MRAB:
    Inhibeo:
    Textual Advanced:
    Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.

    It's already exceedingly difficult to remove my laptop battery. The time is nigh.

    SkyNet is fictional, but Apple likes to make devices whose batteries can't be removed. The time to worry is when they start making really cool robots...

    Fictional? Guess you aren't in the defence industry. There is a massive satelite network orbiting above us. Guess what they decided to call it?! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(satellites)

  • (cs) in reply to MRAB
    MRAB:
    Inhibeo:
    Textual Advanced:
    Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.

    It's already exceedingly difficult to remove my laptop battery. The time is nigh.

    SkyNet is fictional, but Apple likes to make devices whose batteries can't be removed. The time to worry is when they start making really cool robots...

    The story is fictional, yes (and the movies overly exaggerated and flawed). But I don't think the inherent concept itself is that far fetched. Our brains aren't much more than fancy neural networks. While currently we can't yet model anything that complex artificially, the time will come when we can. Remember, there are things that not even 20-30 years ago were fiction that today are reality.

  • m0ffx (unregistered) in reply to Textual Advanced
    Textual Advanced:
    mallard:
    I remember when Outlook used to do "You must close all Office applications before logging off." and cancel the logout sequence. Damned annoying. I still don't understand how you can have a program that responds correctly to the close button (and to WM_QUIT - I tested), but refuses to comply with WM_LOGOFF and WM_SHUTDOWN.
    It is well known that Microsoft is a convicted monopolist for using Internet Explorer to kill off Netscape. But some may not remember that long before the browser wars, MS was accused of using inside tricks to tie Office and Windows together in ways that other developers could not do with their office suites (Lotus, Word Perfect...). There was even talk of splitting the company into an OS group and an applications group to put a stop to this sort of stuff.
    Of course it works the other way around. If you fear your company might be split up, you make it so it doesn't neatly split up. General Motors did this in the 60s, having all their brands using a lot of common components, thus meaning it wouldn't have been reasonably for the USA to tell GM 'you must sell off Pontiac' or whatever.
  • (cs) in reply to kastein
    kastein:
    if they ever get that powerful, we'll just organize them into a committee. That should keep the balance of power for several centuries to come.

    Yeah! An 'itteh-bitteh-netbook-committeh'!

  • (cs) in reply to Special Ham
    Special Ham:
    Spectre:
    This is an attempt to alert whomever responsible of the increasing spam problem. It has nothing to do with the article.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=%22nike+shoes%22+site:thedailywtf.com

    Bah, that's nothing. Have a look at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22irish+girl%22+site%3Athedailywtf.com&btnG=Search

    Haha and all, but I get "about" 435 shoes versus 223 girls. And the former isn't even a meme.

  • OldCoder (unregistered) in reply to Code Dependent
    Code Dependent:
    Somebody's gotta do it. Might as well be me:

    Browser for comment area to fit within an area the wrapping?

    Did you accidentally something?

  • (cs) in reply to mallard
    mallard:
    I remember when Outlook used to do "You must close all Office applications before logging off." and cancel the logout sequence. Damned annoying. I still don't understand how you can have a program that responds correctly to the close button (and to WM_QUIT - I tested), but refuses to comply with WM_LOGOFF and WM_SHUTDOWN.

    First, it's not WM_LOGOFF/WM_SHUTDOWN, but WM_QUERYNDSESSION/WM_ENDSESSION. Second, I remember Lotus Notes would not let you do that, too. And Acrobat Reader would crash on logoff.

    CLose button and WM_QUERYENDSESSION/ENDSESSION have very different execution paths. It's easy to get ENDSESSION wrong.

  • (cs) in reply to m0ffx
    m0ffx:
    Textual Advanced:
    mallard:
    I remember when Outlook used to do "You must close all Office applications before logging off." and cancel the logout sequence. Damned annoying. I still don't understand how you can have a program that responds correctly to the close button (and to WM_QUIT - I tested), but refuses to comply with WM_LOGOFF and WM_SHUTDOWN.
    It is well known that Microsoft is a convicted monopolist for using Internet Explorer to kill off Netscape. But some may not remember that long before the browser wars, MS was accused of using inside tricks to tie Office and Windows together in ways that other developers could not do with their office suites (Lotus, Word Perfect...). There was even talk of splitting the company into an OS group and an applications group to put a stop to this sort of stuff.
    Of course it works the other way around. If you fear your company might be split up, you make it so it doesn't neatly split up. General Motors did this in the 60s, having all their brands using a lot of common components, thus meaning it wouldn't have been reasonably for the USA to tell GM 'you must sell off Pontiac' or whatever.
    Amusing example, given what's happening right now! You can never keep something from happening, you can only postpone it (and usually make it more painful in the process.)
  • jay (unregistered) in reply to stEvil
    stEvil:
    MRAB:
    Inhibeo:
    Textual Advanced:
    Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.

    It's already exceedingly difficult to remove my laptop battery. The time is nigh.

    SkyNet is fictional, but Apple likes to make devices whose batteries can't be removed. The time to worry is when they start making really cool robots...

    Fictional? Guess you aren't in the defence industry. There is a massive satelite network orbiting above us. Guess what they decided to call it?! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(satellites)

    I consulted to the Air Force on a project, and we had a big rollout meeting with representatives from each of the major commands. Our documentation/training lead proudly announced, "We'll be offering 24 hour a day, worldwide support." To which the guy from Space Command replied, "So ... won't you be supporting us?"

  • jay (unregistered) in reply to Spectre
    Spectre:
    Special Ham:
    Spectre:
    This is an attempt to alert whomever responsible of the increasing spam problem. It has nothing to do with the article.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=%22nike+shoes%22+site:thedailywtf.com

    Bah, that's nothing. Have a look at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22irish+girl%22+site%3Athedailywtf.com&btnG=Search

    Haha and all, but I get "about" 435 shoes versus 223 girls. And the former isn't even a meme.

    So one of the girls gets only one shoe and 5 of them have to go barefoot?

  • jay (unregistered) in reply to Textual Advanced

    [quote user="Textual Advanced"]This reminds me of one of my favorite messages I used to get from Microsoft (who else) Windows NT when logging out: [quote]Beware the day when your computer can no longer be unplugged. It is then but one step to the Rise of the Machines.[/quote]

    Microsoft has already consider this problem and has invented a brilliant weapon to prevent the machines from ever taking over. They call it "Windows". If the computers take over, all we have to do is wait a few hours for Windows to lock up and crash, and then they'll be helpless.

  • wintermute (unregistered) in reply to Pol
    Pol:
    The ringtone could have been the funeral march..or better, the Imperial March!

    Well, I got the implication it was either the cause of the expoding phone, or the sound of it.

    Either way, I don't plan on downloading it...

  • Tyler (unregistered)

    New Explosive Ringtone: Makes an exploding sound when your phone rings, followed by the sound of you gargling on your own blood! Just $1.99!

  • Little Phillip (unregistered) in reply to alegr
    alegr:

    snip I remember Lotus Notes would not let you do that, too. And Acrobat Reader would crash on logoff. snip

    snip It's easy to get ENDSESSION wrong.

    What version of Lotus Notes? At least since v6.5 I have not had problems logging off with a running instance.

    Just because something is easy to get wrong doesn't make it excusable, especially in major products.

  • xela (unregistered)

    well,i like this post, WTFs of reasonable quality reflect more than a coder’s good taste and humor sensibility. WTFs also testify to a coders's economic WTFs. thanks

  • Matt.C (unregistered) in reply to wintermute

    It's like the Death Note, except you have to know their phone number instead of their name!

    Anybody seen The Fifth Element? Recall Gary Oldman does when his henchman can't get on the flight.

  • Bob (unregistered) in reply to jay
    jay:
    I consulted to the Air Force on a project, and we had a big rollout meeting with representatives from each of the major commands. Our documentation/training lead proudly announced, "We'll be offering 24 hour a day, worldwide support." To which the guy from Space Command replied, "So ... won't you be supporting us?"
    Good point.

    So, how did you enjoy astronaut training? After all, if you do have to provide on-site support and their site is in orbit, you need to get there somehow.

  • epso (unregistered) in reply to Tyler
    Tyler:
    New Explosive Ringtone: Makes an exploding sound when your phone rings, followed by the sound of you gargling on your own blood! Just $1.99!
    It beats most of the crap people use. Especially all the so-called music.

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