The Daily WTF: Curious Perversions in Information Technology

Classic WTF - The Defect Black Market

by Mark Bowytz in Feature Articles on 2014-11-28

For us, the day after Thanksgiving is typically known as "Black Friday". There is nothing sinister about it - oh no - just lots and lots of opportunities to go shopping and save cash along the way and take businesses from the "red" (loss) to black (profit!). This reminded me of an article from July 2012 that I'm positive that you'll enjoy.

When Damon's coworker stopped by his cubicle for a chat, Damon wondered if they should have met in a dark alley somewhere. Damon, a developer, and his coworker in quality assurance were meeting to trade bugs on the newly created Defect Black Market.

2 comments - Last comment @ 2018-02-18

Classic WTF - Yes, The Table is Still There

by Mark Bowytz in CodeSOD on 2014-11-27

Our Discourse forum has received a mixed approval rating. Many folks like it, but others still find it lacking in areas in certain clients. Well, no matter your opinion, I can guarantee that, as it was true when the article first ran, our forum doesn't have the same problem mentioned below.

"Having recently upgraded my forum software," Kinta wrote, "I noticed that my site had been running incredibly slow."

19 comments - Last comment @ 2014-11-28

What Kind of Grass Do They Have in Canada?!

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2014-11-26

For those of us in the US, today is our "Friday" in lieu of the Thanksgiving holiday. So, in honor of our nation's most hallowed day of feasting (and deep discount shopping the day after), here's an Error'd two days early. (Don't worry non-USians, we'll have classics running the rest of the week.) Enjoy!

"I was browsing for Grass Trimmers on the Canadian Tire website and...well...I'm not sure these would quite do the job," Brent W. writes.

100 comments - Last comment @ 2018-02-18

Turn Off Your Uter

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2014-11-21

"Not quite sure what to do here... should I, or shouln't I turn of my computer... and what about my uter?" wrote Peter P.

79 comments - Last comment @ 2014-11-24

A Bad Day for Recovery

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2014-11-14

"I guess this gives new meaning to 'Read-Only Fridays'," writes Petr S.

18 comments - Last comment @ 2014-11-17

Just Testing the News

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2014-11-07

Thanks to Jesse S. we know that the Sydney Morning Herald isn't afraid to do their testing in Production.

38 comments - Last comment @ 2014-11-10