The Daily WTF: Curious Perversions in Information Technology

Best Null I Ever Had

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2017-06-30

"Truly the best null I've ever had. Definitely would purchase again," wrote Andrew R.

24 comments - Last comment @ 2018-04-01

Perfectly Logical

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2017-06-23

"Outlook can't open an attachment because it claims that it was made in Outlook, which Outlook doesn't think is installed...or something," writes Gavin.

17 comments - Last comment @ 2022-02-22

@TitleOfErrord

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2017-06-16

"I asked my son, @Firstname, and he is indeed rather @Emotion about going to @ThemePark!" wrote Chris @LASTNAME.

29 comments - Last comment @ 2017-06-22

Classic WTF: Hacker Proof Booleans

by Mark Bowytz in CodeSOD on 2017-06-15

We continue our summer break with a classic case of outsmarting oneself in the stupidest way. Original -- Remy

"Years ago, long before I'd actually started programming, I spent my time learning about computers and data concepts by messing around with, believe it or not, cheat devices for video games," wrote Rena K., "The one I used primarily provided a RAM editor and some other tools which allowed me to tool around with the internal game files and I even get into muddling around with the game data all in the interest of seeing what would happen."

"As such, by the time my inflated hacker ego and I got into programming professionally, I was already pretty familiar with basic things like data types and binary. I was feeling pretty darn L33T."

24 comments - Last comment @ 2017-07-20

Know Your Bits!

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2017-06-09

"I know software can't always be perfect, but things like this make me want to shut down my PC and say that's enough computering for the day," writes Timothy W.

21 comments - Last comment @ 2017-08-03

A World Turned Upside Down

by Mark Bowytz in Error'd on 2017-06-02

John A. wrote, "Wait, so 'Cancel' is 'Continue' and 'OK' is really 'Cancel'!?"

32 comments - Last comment @ 2018-10-14