• Sampo (unregistered) in reply to LANMind

    Get back to work Patty.

  • eros by any other name... (unregistered)

    Well it looks like they fixed the database AND figured out how to prevent "Emma" from using task manager. Damn now how are we supposed to run explorer.exe? LOL I wonder if they also found the guestbook. :)

  • ideo (unregistered) in reply to Jan Doggen
    Jan Doggen:
    I read the entire first page, then posted my question, then found out there was actually a second page of comments with people mentioning their break-ins ;-)
    Oh I see, there used to be a link to the page but apparently a mod removed.

    Booo. Mods suck.

  • ThatGuy (unregistered) in reply to Melikoth
    Melikoth:
    Reminds me of this fine local website. Pizza isn't half bad, but the website makes me want to vomit. It looks like it used to have some Front Page extensions at one point, but I like that the even the page titles are wrong.

    http://www.yayaspizza.com/

    Don't worry, the internet has contacted them with cease and desist letter.

    Dear Ya Ya's Pizza,

    Please update your website, the design is terrible. Hire a professional designer A.S.A.P. Bright green has never been aesthetically appealing. Please stop assaulting my eyes!! Sincerely,

    The Internet

  • (cs) in reply to Paul
    Paul:
    They must be wondering what hit them now... sadly there is a sad error message now with what looks like a database error.
    Oh, no! You guys fucked with it?!? Bad, bad boys!
  • L. (unregistered) in reply to ThatGuy
    ThatGuy:
    Melikoth:
    Reminds me of this fine local website. Pizza isn't half bad, but the website makes me want to vomit. It looks like it used to have some Front Page extensions at one point, but I like that the even the page titles are wrong.

    http://www.yayaspizza.com/

    Don't worry, the internet has contacted them with cease and desist letter.

    Dear Ya Ya's Pizza,

    Please update your website, the design is terrible. Hire a professional designer A.S.A.P. Bright green has never been aesthetically appealing. Please stop assaulting my eyes!! Sincerely,

    The Internet

    Dude, it's in South Park - If we've learned anything it's that South Park doesn't give a file system check

  • D0R (unregistered) in reply to laoreet

    It was S.r.l. :)
    And your egg it's still online. Perhaps they should add it to the menu with the tortellini...

  • Cowardlol (unregistered)

    For those who already have the RDP file, I've gone opened Notepad and CMD again. Task Manager isn't the only way.

    CAPTCHA secundum

  • I forget (unregistered)

    On the brighter side, there are RDP clients available for a variety of platforms, and versions of Windows all the way back to 3.1. So they don't have to worry about the nightmare of browser version compatibility!

    BTW, RDP is a great way to serve up enterprise applications to internal networks. Doesn't matter how much the boss want to see it in a web browser, many of the applications have incredibly rich UIs that could never be translated in to a "web" interface.

    But making such a server available publicly on the internet... WTF!

  • L. (unregistered) in reply to I forget
    I forget:
    On the brighter side, there are RDP clients available for a variety of platforms, and versions of Windows all the way back to 3.1. So they don't have to worry about the nightmare of browser version compatibility!

    BTW, RDP is a great way to serve up enterprise applications to internal networks. Doesn't matter how much the boss want to see it in a web browser, many of the applications have incredibly rich UIs that could never be translated in to a "web" interface.

    But making such a server available publicly on the internet... WTF!

    lol. cite one thing that cannot be translated in to a "web" interface, troll.

  • Cowardlol (unregistered)

    Okay, party's over, they've disabled the account.

  • (cs)

    Speaking of "hideously orange", ahem--

    [image]

    Getting in a little dig at your advertisers, Alex?

  • (cs) in reply to L.
    L.:
    I forget:
    On the brighter side, there are RDP clients available for a variety of platforms, and versions of Windows all the way back to 3.1. So they don't have to worry about the nightmare of browser version compatibility!

    BTW, RDP is a great way to serve up enterprise applications to internal networks. Doesn't matter how much the boss want to see it in a web browser, many of the applications have incredibly rich UIs that could never be translated in to a "web" interface.

    But making such a server available publicly on the internet... WTF!

    lol. cite one thing that cannot be translated in to a "web" interface, troll.
    There is none. Proof by reductio ad absurdum: 1.Assume there is one application that cannot be translated to a "web" interface. 2.Put it in a server. 3.Make a remote desktop client that connects to it using HTML5 canvas + websockets. 4.It now is a web application. ∎

  • Dissapointed (unregistered) in reply to Cowardlol

    You people are boring. Couldn't you just leave Britney alone? That was not only an ordering system, it was also art and to be preserved for future generations. If you had access to the Mona Lisa you probably couldn't resist putting "easter eggs" on it.

  • Todd Lewis (unregistered) in reply to Draxom
    Draxom:
    And the winner for the worst restaurant web page of all time goes to a little pizza place in pittsburgh. Good pizza if I remember correctly(I moved a while ago).

    www.angelfire.com/pa2/pindan/franks.htm

    whenever I look at this site I always hear the sound track from Monty Python and the Holy Grail opening credits after the llamas take over.

    This might not count though since they have recently replaced this site with something far less ghastly at http://www.frankspizzaandchicken.com/

    Sure the new site looks nice, but if I want to actually see the menu, the new site sux. I can actually see the whole menu on the old site, and the scroll bar shows me how much I've seen/not seen. With the new site's (beautiful, but so what) interface, it's very hard to know if I've looked over everything -- a process which now requires lots of clicks. If I already know exactly what I want, it's easy to get to, but for discoverability the new site ranks pretty low. Just sayin'.

  • Andreas (unregistered) in reply to bad_management
    bad_management:
    Draxom:
    And the winner for the worst restaurant web page of all time goes to a little pizza place in pittsburgh. Good pizza if I remember correctly(I moved a while ago).

    www.angelfire.com/pa2/pindan/franks.htm

    whenever I look at this site I always hear the sound track from Monty Python and the Holy Grail opening credits after the llamas take over.

    This might not count though since they have recently replaced this site with something far less ghastly at http://www.frankspizzaandchicken.com/

    What is it with these Southwestern PA terrible restaurant websites?

    Frank's old site looks like it was written in Notepad (or vi for those Linux users) back in 1992... Love the animated gifs everywhere (not!).

    Actually, a comment near the top of the page states: "This page originally created by dan hosek 2004", which somehow makes it even more hilarious. That Dan Hosek is a true web 2.0 visionary.

  • null (unregistered) in reply to Cowardlol
    Cowardlol:
    Okay, party's over, they've disabled the account.
    Don't worry, they'll need to set up a new account at some point, or else no one will be able to access their High-Tech State-of-the-Art Super-Advanced online ordering system with the cross-eyed cartoon chick. They probably paid a good amount for that system, so I don't think they'll just shut it down permanently. I guess the real question is, will they now pay a REAL developer (i.e. not Hinser Data) another boatload to write a web front-end which will read from those Foxpro files.
  • enimen (unregistered)

    Hahaha I can just imagine the hot-tempered Italian restauranteur on the phone this morning, screaming at the equally-hot-tempered Italian developer. :)

  • L. (unregistered) in reply to Zylon
    Zylon:
    Speaking of "hideously orange", ahem-- [image]

    Getting in a little dig at your advertisers, Alex?

    It's mongoDB. that's worse than flashy orange you know.

  • sammybaby (unregistered)

    I can't help but notice that the illustration of the lady in the ordering application has her cross-eyed. That's... odd.

  • anonymous coward (unregistered)

    Maybe it survived because some eateries are used for money laundering. And you just don't mess with the local gang without repercussions, capisce?

    caption: vindico (Latin for: to avenge, punish, liberate, deliver, protect.)

  • Jack (unregistered)

    I want to say TRWTF is that Ludovico didn't warn them. But, no, TRWTF is "the online ordering system." Still, why didn't he warn them??

  • bitterman0 (unregistered)

    FFS, TRWTF is to try passing Ctrl-Alt-End for Ctrl-Shift-Esc.

  • Neil (unregistered) in reply to BSA
    BSA:
    I wonder how they could afford to pay for all the TS CALs...
    I don't know about 2003 offhand but 2000 had a licence option that allowed you to connect 200 anonymous connections from the Internet.
  • reddit (unregistered)

    Hey here's the link to the mention on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/tdb0d/the_online_ordering_system/

  • Crematorium (unregistered)

    I can't believe they left an open account to a Windows machine accessible to the entire internet via RDP just so people could log in and order food!

    This should obviously have been done with SSH and Linux.

    Then expert food orderers and the visual impaired could use the CLI interface, while casual users could just use X forwarding.

  • (cs) in reply to L.
    L.:
    It's mongoDB. that's worse than flashy orange you know.
    MongoDB only pawn in game of life.
  • BillClintonIsTheMan (unregistered) in reply to C-Octothorpe
    C-Octothorpe:
    pkmnfrk:
    The first true WTF in a long, long time.

    Who on earth, with the capability to use RDP in the first place, thought this was a good idea??

    Student + VB6 = disaster...

    Also note that either operand alone can create the same disaster.

  • the beholder (unregistered) in reply to Zylon
    Zylon:
    L.:
    It's mongoDB. that's worse than flashy orange you know.
    MongoDB only pawn in game of life.

    That's an indication of how wrong it is. In my game of Life every player uses a small car made of plastic. A pawn would only be ok if the game were chess.

  • Remy Martin (unregistered)

    Guys, I have some tragic news to report.

    Alex has suffered a fatal injury after taking part in a strange ritual that involved him disrobing next to an active beehive. It took several hours for paramedics to recover his body which was...not pretty. His widow and I are planning his closed-casket funeral even as I am writing this.

    Keep us in your prayers: and I wouldn't expect an article today if I were you.

  • (cs) in reply to Zylon
    Zylon:
    Speaking of "hideously orange", ahem-- [image]

    Getting in a little dig at your advertisers, Alex?

    Hey, I've got a pair of Crocs that color!

  • It's a Cock! It's a Fist! It's Zoonerman! (unregistered) in reply to Remy Martin
    Remy Martin:
    Guys, I have some tragic news to report.

    Alex has suffered a fatal injury after taking part in a strange ritual that involved him disrobing next to an active beehive. It took several hours for paramedics to recover his body which was...not pretty. His widow and I are planning his closed-casket funeral even as I am writing this.

    Keep us in your prayers: and I wouldn't expect an article today if I were you.

    How much for twenty minutes in the (closed) casket with him?

  • Anoncow (unregistered) in reply to Strolskon

    Far Cry.

  • Anoncow (unregistered) in reply to Strolskon
    Strolskon:
    L.:
    I forget:
    On the brighter side, there are RDP clients available for a variety of platforms, and versions of Windows all the way back to 3.1. So they don't have to worry about the nightmare of browser version compatibility!

    BTW, RDP is a great way to serve up enterprise applications to internal networks. Doesn't matter how much the boss want to see it in a web browser, many of the applications have incredibly rich UIs that could never be translated in to a "web" interface.

    But making such a server available publicly on the internet... WTF!

    lol. cite one thing that cannot be translated in to a "web" interface, troll.
    There is none. Proof by reductio ad absurdum: 1.Assume there is one application that cannot be translated to a "web" interface. 2.Put it in a server. 3.Make a remote desktop client that connects to it using HTML5 canvas + websockets. 4.It now is a web application. ∎

    Oops, meant to quote the above. Anyway, Far Cry !

  • (cs) in reply to the beholder
    the beholder:
    That's an indication of how wrong it is. In my game of Life every player uses a small car made of plastic. A pawn would only be ok if the game were chess.
    Whatever it is you're trying to do, you're not doing it very well.
  • Reelix (unregistered)

    emma169 has sadly passed away...

    R.I.P

    (For the concerned - It's the username for the RPD)

    CAPTCHA: immitto ( i mm... i... tt... o logged in, but the account was disabled)

  • (cs) in reply to Dissapointed
    Dissapointed:
    You people are boring. Couldn't you just leave Britney alone? That was not only an ordering system, it was also art and to be preserved for future generations.

    I agree (I am the one who made the submission). I blanked out some of the most obvious information from the screenshots, knowing that anyone determined enough could still find the site but hoping that whoever decided to do that would have some respect for that piece of artwork. Unfortunately I was wrong. :-(

  • (cs) in reply to Jack
    Jack:
    I want to say TRWTF is that Ludovico didn't warn them. But, no, TRWTF is "the online ordering system." Still, why didn't he warn them??

    I started writing an email for the, um, administrator, but I gave up as I found myself unable to find the words. Moreover, you don't always want to destroy something unique. Retrospectively, I destroyed it by submitting this.

  • (cs) in reply to bitterman0
    bitterman0:
    FFS, TRWTF is to try passing Ctrl-Alt-End for Ctrl-Shift-Esc.

    rdesktop remaps Ctrl-Alt-End to Ctrl-Alt-Del. For some reason I can't remember, Ctrl-Shift-Esc did not work.

  • saluto (unregistered) in reply to Remy Martin
    Remy Martin:
    Guys, I have some tragic news to report.

    Alex has suffered a fatal injury after taking part in a strange ritual that involved him disrobing next to an active beehive. It took several hours for paramedics to recover his body which was...not pretty. His widow and I are planning his closed-casket funeral even as I am writing this.

    Keep us in your prayers: and I wouldn't expect an article today if I were you.

    Are you KIDDING ME?! This was probably "WTF OF THE YEAR", so I think Alex deserves a few days off. Believe me, I'm sure we'll keep talking about this one for the rest of the week, and probably a long time after that. ;-)

  • tego (unregistered) in reply to Reelix
    Reelix:
    emma169 has sadly passed away...

    R.I.P

    (For the concerned - It's the username for the RPD)

    She joins her sister 'emma999' who had already passed away previously. And a few other 'demo' users which are now disabled (or have passwords).

  • (cs) in reply to Draxom
    Draxom:
    And the winner for the worst restaurant web page of all time goes to a little pizza place in pittsburgh. Good pizza if I remember correctly(I moved a while ago).

    www.angelfire.com/pa2/pindan/franks.htm

    whenever I look at this site I always hear the sound track from Monty Python and the Holy Grail opening credits after the llamas take over.

    This might not count though since they have recently replaced this site with something far less ghastly at http://www.frankspizzaandchicken.com/

    Wow, wow, wow. I thought I'd gotten through all the badness. Then at the very end...

    PIZZA'S 26,635 ATE..

  • Jay (unregistered)

    This gives me a brilliant idea! Instead of writing some complex, messy ordering system, just let the users log in to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. Then tell them to write INSERT statements against our database to create their orders. Simple and efficient!

  • Gibbon1 (unregistered) in reply to d
    d:
    I wonder how long was this abomination up and running. I can't imagine it would be kept alone by local naughty techies for more than a few days...

    The local techies probably repair it remotely every time it gets owned so they can order their lunch.

  • Kingsnake (unregistered) in reply to Zylon
    Zylon:
    L.:
    It's mongoDB. that's worse than flashy orange you know.
    MongoDB only pawn in game of life.

    +10 internets for the "Blazing Saddles" reference

  • (cs)

    It looks to me like the Windows OS designed this. Another one of Microsoft's patented MAG/NET™ (Most Annoying Guess/Not Ever Thoughtful) interfaces.

  • anonymous (unregistered) in reply to L.

    Actually, automatic teller machines ARE Windows Embedded devices, and I saw quite some crashes...

  • urgh (unregistered)

    Have a look at http://www.hinserdata.com - this web site must have been made in 1995.

  • Forumtroll (unregistered)

    And noone thought about leaving pics from goatse or other nasty sites as the desktop background the next user would be faced with?

    Captcha: consequat. Yes, that's what my actions would be if I found out what site this was...

  • Jan Doggen (unregistered) in reply to Forumtroll
    Forumtroll:
    And noone thought about leaving pics from goatse or other nasty sites as the desktop background the next user would be faced with?
    At least 'we' had the decency to not do that (or actually break the system).

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