• brandon (unregistered)

    Actually the last one for the ink cartridges is legitimate - it's telling the user to replace the black one with cartridge 127 or 126.

  • Bud (unregistered) in reply to Eric
    Eric:
    1,500 years? The Elamite language hasn't been spoken (or written) in over 2500 years.
    How would that be possible? We're on 2012.
  • Captcha:tation (unregistered) in reply to Dr. Mugu
    Dr. Mugu:
    "Every time I deposit a check via the web to my bank, the java applet says it is sending the scan to Morena," reports Chris Reid, "I hope she works for the bank."
    Keep thinking that.
    Yeah, she's probably just a really nice hacker, that tells you when she's stealing your money.
  • jay (unregistered) in reply to Meneth
    Meneth:
    I know about this one guy who speaks Ancient Egyptian...

    There's also this fellow: http://www.history.com/topics/tutankhamen

  • jay (unregistered)

    That physician-selection screen is odd all around.

    Why is the male/female option done as radio buttons? If it defaults to one or the other, I am then forced to limit the choice by gender, even if I don't care. If it doesn't default, then once I pick one, I'm stuck.

    Does "Board Certified? yes/no" mean that I must specify that I want a doctor who is certified, or that I want one who is not certified? I can understand saying that I don't care about this certification, but why would I insist that I want a doctor who is NOT certified? Are their people who believe that the certification board is corrupt and they don't want anything to do with it?

  • jay (unregistered)

    And if I am searching for a doctor, why would I want to specify that he must NOT be accepting new patients? What would be the point of searching for a doctor who has stated up front that he will not see me?

    (This screen appears to be for finding a new doctor. If it is to find my current doctor's record in their system, you wouldn't have these sort of criteria, just things like name and address.)

  • Nick (unregistered)

    RE: Blue Cross Blue Shield

    Looks like someone grabbed a list of ISO language codes and just dropped it in there. It's hard to find a good doctor who speaks Esperanto these days.

  • Friedrice the Great (unregistered) in reply to Some Jerk
    Some Jerk:
    1. Wonder if the hard drive is so hot BECAUSE it has soap on it? 2. What loozer doesn't have enough drive space for a 6PB file anyway? err... ummm... other than me anyway. 3. I wonder if the compression is designed to torn each byte into a soap structure?

    way too much blood in my alcohol system... so you all won't see much of me today.

    Turn on your webcam! I can't see you at all!

  • foxyshadis (unregistered)

    The iTV error looks like C++, in which case, be glad you got any kind of error message at all, let alone a full traceback! In my day we made do with debugging based on how quickly the cursor blinked or whatever random garbage it spewed before dying completely.

  • JustSomeGuy (unregistered) in reply to MP79
    MP79:
    seconded on the zip file. It's entirely possible to craft zips such that the algorithm will in theory extract things that can't exist. There's a 16Kb or so one knocking about that contains a txt file with a googolplex written in it. note that a googolplex has more zeroes in it than there are atoms in the universe. however I'm sure that apple will claim the next ipad will be able to display it due to it's new patented iFinity display.

    You don't need a googolplex for that, a googol is 10^100. There are only about 10^80 protons in the known universe.

  • foxyshadis (unregistered) in reply to pitchingchris
    pitchingchris:
    campkev:
    Sorry, but the WTF in that last one is in the submitter. And Mark Bowytz for publishing it. It says you need to replace one or more ink cartridges. Then it gives you a list with a header of Ink Cartridges with the black ink cartridge being listed. It even gives you the model number of the ink cartridge.

    The way I interpreted it is that the ink cartridge could not be detected properly. Also, I don't know what you're calling a model number. Looks like a fraction 127/126. It could mean a few things, there are either two cartridges, but it could also mean ink level, in which we have over 100%

    My automatic assumption was that it was on print 127 of 126 allowed before the ink had to be replaced, and it won't go any further. That sounds about right for the worst scammy inkjets.

  • Syntax Error (unregistered) in reply to Steve The Cynic

    Surely you'd need less than that. If the virus can already get a file handle what about some Mandelbrot or Julia?

    At least the virus would be intelligent, right?

  • Steve (unregistered)

    I think it is saying to replace the black (BK) cartridge, with part number 127 or 126. A quick Google suggests these are valid Epson part numbers.

    You can easily compress 6PB to a very small size, if it doesn't have much information in it. e.g. The text "6PB of 0" is 8 bytes long, yet expands to 6PB.

  • bytehead (unregistered)

    The last one isn't really a WTF. It's plainly asking for the Black (BK in a black box) to be changed.

  • Prof Foop (unregistered)

    I like the formatting on the cat litter price. After they determine that the price is Infinity, they insert a decimal point to make it Infini.ty

  • Mary Davey (unregistered)

    In the "doctor" item, does the first radio button choice mean that the doctor treats males only or females only, with no option to treat both? Or that the doctor is male only or female only? In either case I object: the majority of doctors treat both, and like quite a few doctors I'm trans.

  • Captcha:enim (unregistered) in reply to JustSomeGuy
    JustSomeGuy:
    MP79:
    seconded on the zip file. It's entirely possible to craft zips such that the algorithm will in theory extract things that can't exist. There's a 16Kb or so one knocking about that contains a txt file with a googolplex written in it. note that a googolplex has more zeroes in it than there are atoms in the universe. however I'm sure that apple will claim the next ipad will be able to display it due to it's new patented iFinity display.

    You don't need a googolplex for that, a googol is 10^100. There are only about 10^80 protons in the known universe.

    A googol is indeed 10^100. So it has just 100 zeros.

  • Jeff Grigg (unregistered) in reply to Hewlett Packard

    It makes more sense than you might think. See http://www.cakeprintingsystems.com/html/products.html

    Hewlett Packard:
    at $10027.78 per kg, that chocolate topping is almost expensive as injet ink. Almost.
  • Wody (unregistered)

    The 'oven' WTF is not a WTF. It is not even true, it is an error in the program reporting the temperature.

    It is reporting that the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) included in the harddrive, is showing a high temperature value, but this is not true.

    SMART monitors and reports many values, and one of them is temperature, but it has a 'raw' value that shows the actual temperature, and a 'normalized' value that seems completely random.

    The program reporting the error is reporting this 'normalized' value of '324' instead of the 'raw' value of... whatever the actual temperature was.

    See also things like the Smartmontools FAQ

  • dwasifar (unregistered) in reply to Steve The Cynic

    I remember those from the Fidonet days. The object was just to prank whoever unzipped the file. We called them zip bombs.

  • Lauren Cooper (unregistered)

    Amest I bovvered?

  • Check writer (unregistered) in reply to Hantas
    Hantas:
    TRWTF is still using checks. I haven't seen one in at least 10 years.

    Whenever I see this statement, I wonder if the author is 22.

  • Check writer (unregistered) in reply to jay
    jay:
    And if I am searching for a doctor, why would I want to specify that he must NOT be accepting new patients? What would be the point of searching for a doctor who has stated up front that he will not see me?

    (This screen appears to be for finding a new doctor. If it is to find my current doctor's record in their system, you wouldn't have these sort of criteria, just things like name and address.)

    If you're searching for a doctor you're already a patient with, but forgot the info.

  • Dr. Database (unregistered)

    About the language selection for doctors, I asked about this once(Blue Cross is a customer of my company). What they do is when a doctor joins the network, they fill out a form listing their specialties, education, languages spoken, etc. so even just a single doctor knowing Middle English would put it on the list (Very likely a former English Major switching over to a Psychology)

  • (cs) in reply to Wody
    Wody:
    The 'oven' WTF is not a WTF. It is not even true, it is an error in the program reporting the temperature.
    It seems you have both spotted and yet missed the WTF simultaneously. Enjoy your cognitive dissonance!
  • Fred (unregistered) in reply to cscastle
    cscastle:
    Has anyone else noticed that we've had a new article every weekday, posted early in the day, for the past three weeks? Sure has been nice. Thanks, Alex!
    Have you noticed that not one of them has been posted by Alex ?
  • (cs) in reply to Dr. Database
    Dr. Database:
    About the language selection for doctors, I asked about this once(Blue Cross is a customer of my company). What they do is when a doctor joins the network, they fill out a form listing their specialties, education, languages spoken, etc. so even just a single doctor knowing Middle English would put it on the list (Very likely a former English Major switching over to a Psychology)
    Flaw in the approach: a doctor who didn't already know Farsi or whatever decides to take a few classes and learn it. Because he doesn't get to fill out a fresh form, he's never listed when someone requests a Farsi-speaking physician.
  • (cs) in reply to Mole125
    Mole125:
    The last one appears to be an epson printer. It is badly written but it is telling you that you need to replace the Black ink cartridge with either a model 127 or 126. Or in other words replace it with a BK127 or a BK128. if the Cyan ink cartridge goes it displays [CY]127/126 (with a cyan coloured background for the CY.
    Yes. I have one. They will also not print in black if they are out of any one of the other 6 colors. I was out of that god damned Cyan one for 6 months because I had to remember to buy the damned thing. Every time I needed to print I just said "I'll just finish this at work!" and get on with my life forgetting to solve the problem later.

    I will never buy another epson printer again because of that.

  • (cs) in reply to Check writer
    Check writer:
    jay:
    And if I am searching for a doctor, why would I want to specify that he must NOT be accepting new patients? What would be the point of searching for a doctor who has stated up front that he will not see me?

    (This screen appears to be for finding a new doctor. If it is to find my current doctor's record in their system, you wouldn't have these sort of criteria, just things like name and address.)

    If you're searching for a doctor you're already a patient with, but forgot the info.

    Go get in your car and drive to the god damned office. Is that so hard?

  • norwegian (unregistered) in reply to Check writer

    TRWTF is still using checks. I mean, WHY??? Scanning a paper and sending it to the bank electronically? Why not enter the details directly on web? When every part of society moves toward web, why not payment?

    Read and learn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheque#Europe

  • (cs)

    Ok, what's wrong with the printer warning?

    "You need to replace the following ink catridge(s)" (Error Message)

    "<Ink Cartridges>" (List heading)

    "[BK] 127/126" (List item, Black ink #127 or #126)

  • heh (unregistered)

    "Gee, that was helpful," wrote K. Chang.

    Is the BK127/126 sign indicating yellow ink cartridge needs to be replaced?

    BK is a colour palete standard i believe.

  • heh (unregistered) in reply to norwegian
    norwegian:
    TRWTF is still using checks. I mean, WHY??? Scanning a paper and sending it to the bank electronically? Why not enter the details directly on web? When every part of society moves toward web, why not payment?

    Read and learn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheque#Europe

    +1 it's the WTF style electronic banking.

    btw here they still use checques as a no charge credit (or payment in terms)=writing cheques with different month dates. but very, very rare,

  • (cs) in reply to Fred

    You're right. I didn't realize that until after I'd commented. Hmmm.

  • Walk Like An Egyptian (unregistered) in reply to Hewlett Packard

    Ancient Egyptian? What, you're supposed to communicate with papyrus and hieroglyphics?

  • Taliesyn (unregistered)

    I especially like the option for Egyptian (Ancient). I'm not sure I want a doctor educated in the Pre-Roman era...

  • Moonraquel (unregistered) in reply to Check writer
    Check writer:
    Hantas:
    TRWTF is still using checks. I haven't seen one in at least 10 years.

    Whenever I see this statement, I wonder if the author is 22.

    Checks haven't been used at all in the civilized parts of this planet for the past 12-15 years.

  • JJ (unregistered) in reply to Maurits
    Maurits:
    So this is why you never drop the soap... to avoid an Uncaught Soap Exception.
    No, it's to avoid an IllegalEntryPoint exception.
  • jay (unregistered) in reply to Nick
    Nick:
    RE: Blue Cross Blue Shield

    Looks like someone grabbed a list of ISO language codes and just dropped it in there. It's hard to find a good doctor who speaks Esperanto these days.

    My doctor speaks Esperanto like a native.

  • jay (unregistered) in reply to Check writer
    Check writer:
    jay:
    And if I am searching for a doctor, why would I want to specify that he must NOT be accepting new patients? What would be the point of searching for a doctor who has stated up front that he will not see me?

    (This screen appears to be for finding a new doctor. If it is to find my current doctor's record in their system, you wouldn't have these sort of criteria, just things like name and address.)

    If you're searching for a doctor you're already a patient with, but forgot the info.

    Maybe. But if I don't remember my doctor's name, it's unlikely that I know whether he is accepting new patients or whether he is board-certified.

  • jay (unregistered) in reply to norwegian
    norwegian:
    TRWTF is still using checks. I mean, WHY??? Scanning a paper and sending it to the bank electronically? Why not enter the details directly on web? When every part of society moves toward web, why not payment?

    Read and learn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheque#Europe

    Umm, maybe because:

    1. Someone wants to make a payment when he is not sitting at a computer at his home or office. For example, he is at a store. (Personally I always use a credit card in this case, but not everyone has a credit card or wants to use one for any given purchase.)

    2. Someone wants to give money to a non-business or to a business that is not set up to accept electronic funds transfer. With my bank, anyway, there's no easy way to initiate an EFT to my mother, for example.

    3. Someone does not have internet access. (Yes, there are such people in the world.)

    Personally I don't hand-write checks any more. But I do still send an occasional paper check: My bank has a service where I can type in the check information, and they print and mail it. If the receipient can accept an EFT, they transfer the money electronically instead, automatically.

  • Neil (unregistered) in reply to da Doctah
    da Doctah:
    Dr. Database:
    About the language selection for doctors, I asked about this once(Blue Cross is a customer of my company). What they do is when a doctor joins the network, they fill out a form listing their specialities, education, languages spoken, etc. so even just a single doctor knowing Middle English would put it on the list (Very likely a former English Major switching over to a Psychology)
    Flaw in the approach: a doctor who didn't already know Persian or whatever decides to take a few classes and learn it. Because he doesn't get to fill out a fresh form, he's never listed when someone requests a Persian-speaking physician.
    FTFY
  • Spoc42 (unregistered)

    OTOH, the roughly 85 modern Dravidian languages (including Tamil, Telugu,etc.) which are spoken in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, Malaysia and Singapore, are classified under one language.

    Furthermore, it would be interesting to see whether Swiss German is considered separate from high German.

  • Pete (unregistered) in reply to jay

    1. Well, I'm surprised at the notion of "not set up to accept electronic funds transfer" - you have a bank account = you can get money in every way possible, at least here.

    2. No internet access - go to any bank (you don't need an account for this) and make a wire payment, they'll charge ~2 USD for handling it manually.

    3. is a valid point - you need a card to pay; though almost everybody, including highschoolers, does have a valid payment card, credit or debit. On the other hand, I don't understand stores taking checks from fraud perspective - so I can just write a peace of paper for money I don't have and get my goods without paying? Who 'eats the loss' in such cases?

  • Dutchy (unregistered)

    The real WTF is the absense of normal dutch, only options are middle dutch and flemish.

  • Chris Lively (unregistered)

    I ran into that blue cross language selection. One of our clients sent us a language list to include in their install of our app.

    It had Sanskrit, English spoken from 450 to 1100 etc. That list looks identical.

    The language list is published by at least one US state and the values are used by various systems to report data back to that state.

  • Valued Service (unregistered)
    Alex:
    Morena 6 is Image Acquisition Framework for Java™ Platform - a bridge between the image acquisition hardware (scanners, cameras) and Java™ world. To communicate with the hardware, it uses standard interfaces - Twain for MS Windows and Mac OS X and Sane for number of Unix platforms (AIX, BeOS, Darwin, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OS2, Solaris, Unixware). It offers to developer an intuitive, unique and efficient API .

    http://www.gnome.sk/Twain/jtp.html

    ... And has apparently become self aware...

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