Take-Two's Fault Line

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Orange admits crossed line fault with
Vodafone

Orange admits crossed line fault with
Vodafone 09/16/2004 05:17 AM
Hello? Is it me you're looking for?

And it's all my fault

And it's all my fault 06/05/2005 11:47 PM

Anytime I think of saying something that would be considered a "jinx", I have this little conversation with myself in my head on whether I should actually utter the thought aloud and risk karmic payback. I'm not a superstitious person but I usually end up keeping silent. The other day on the plane home from Ireland, I decided to take a chance:

"You know what's weird? I haven't been sick all winter."

After all, who gets a cold in June? *cough* *cough* So if things are a little slow around here today, that's why.

Not at fault

Not at fault 04/15/2004 06:32 AM
CNET Asia Apr 15 2004 10:49AM GMT

New Era For San Andreas Fault?

New Era For San Andreas Fault? 04/15/2004 06:32 AM
CBS News Apr 15 2004 10:57AM GMT

Finding fault

Finding fault 03/31/2005 11:33 AM
A presidential commission's report on WMD blames the CIA for intelligence failures in Iraq, and warns they could be repeated in Iran and North Korea.

Design fault

Design fault 04/19/2004 08:24 AM
How come the Copenhagen airport has wireless internet access, but no powerstrips? Heh. You can't even pay for more than four hours of internet access, but I guess that's okay since your laptop battery will die in four hours anyway...

It's very sad, you know. Weep with me.

(On the other hand, while traveling is stressful, in an odd way it's also very comforting. A whole blissful 15 hours during which you are not expected to make any decisions, just follow the signs, sit in a cramped space, stretch and eat whatever is given to you, taken care of by professionals. It's really a very zen-like experience in all its calmness. Much like going to a spa or something.

I'm not so certain whether it is a bad thing to be docile and subservient every now and then. At least you are paying a lot of money for the privilege.)

Fault Is Not In The Technology, But In
Ourselves

Fault Is Not In The Technology, But In
Ourselves 09/23/2004 05:51 PM
It seems like every so often, a columnist has to write about technology and spits out a 'top ten' list. Probably one of the most overdone topics for technology articles has to be a list of the 'top ten things people dislike about computers/software/etc' which can usually be reduced to the statement: it's frustrating when technology doesn't work the way people want it to. But apparently people are more forgiving to apologetic computers, so without changing what computers actual do, simply re-wording error messages might ameliorate the situation. However, the problem still exists, and the issue is that humans are the ones who build and design these systems, disregard owner's manuals, and write cryptic manuals in the first place. So before computers start designing other computers, just pretend your laptop apologized to you, read the manuals, and make up top ten lists to vent your frustrations.

No, It's Not Our Own Damn Fault

No, It's Not Our Own Damn Fault 09/07/2004 01:04 AM

In response to my rant about integrated library system vendors, Peter Rukavina says that it's our own damn fault.

"When you outsource the administration of your data to someone else (whether it's an OPAC vendor or a university computing department or some guy down the street), you're also outsourcing any chance you have at retaining ultimate control over that data.

When you buy a 'one size fits all' technology solution -- an OPAC that's designed for, say, 'any public library' -- you're buying a commodity, not a solution.

And you should expect to be treated as an insignificant cog by your vendor: that's what you are. By absolving yourself of personal responsibility over your data management in the first place, you've already said 'we don't care enough about this to do it ourselves, so you take care of it for us.' Is it any wonder they treat you like they do?"

While I understand the spirit of his response and I wish that we did have some of our best and brightest programmers devoted to creating the one true catalog (rather than working on it as time permits at their real job or doing it at home on their own time), nonprofit libraries just don't have the option for which Peter advocates.

I bought a new car this year because I was unhappy with some of the things about my old car. Using Peter's logic, I shouldn't have outsourced my new vehicle to a car manufacturer, but I did. I just didn't have the time, money, or other resources to build one myself.

Yeah, it's over the top, but you get my point. Ambulance drivers don't make the ambulances, doctors don't make the defibrillators, lawyers don't make the Lexis-Nexis database, and programmers use operating systems developed by someone else (even if it's Linux).

You can't outsource everything, and libraries have to prioritize what to expend their limited amounts of resources on. Can they build their own cars? No, but they can certainly switch to one made by another manufacturer.

Fault Tolerance

Fault Tolerance 03/14/2005 05:06 PM
Tim Bray: It’s Not Dangerous Bullshit. Crossing the street is dangerous.  Stepping into a bathtub is dangerous.  But both are worthwhile.  As is blogging — for many folks. ...

Going fault-tolerant for less

Going fault-tolerant for less 03/30/2005 06:53 AM
For some IT managers, it might come as a surprise that Intel-based, fault-tolerant systems running Windows or Linux provide the same - or better - performance than bigger, more costly boxes.

Keeping Party Line, Bottom Line Separate
(Los Angeles Times)

Keeping Party Line, Bottom Line Separate
(Los Angeles Times) 07/28/2004 05:45 AM
Los Angeles Times - BEIJING — Taiwanese video game salesman Simon Chang was drinking beer with a mainland customer at a nightclub here recently, laughing as a stand-up comedian delivered off-the-news material, Jay Leno-style.

Mangeldatenbank (Fault database)

Mangeldatenbank (Fault database) 08/29/2004 02:12 PM
1. Relase will be online in about 1 week

NEC 4-Way Server Is Fault-Tolerant

NEC 4-Way Server Is Fault-Tolerant 09/13/2004 06:53 AM
NEC Solutions (America) Inc. is unveiling a four-processor, fault-tolerant server designed to bring higher availability to data centers.

Sparks fly as BTo hit by electrical
fault

Sparks fly as BTo hit by electrical
fault 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
300,000 punters hit

Spam Is All Your Fault, Says Study

Spam Is All Your Fault, Says Study 03/27/2005 12:35 PM
Information Week Mar 27 2005 3:50PM GMT

End of the line? How mobiles are
preparing to replace your land line

End of the line? How mobiles are
preparing to replace your land line 05/24/2004 07:42 AM
BBC May 24 2004 12:15PM GMT

Linux security problems are your own
fault

Linux security problems are your own
fault 08/02/2004 11:46 AM
The biggest proportion of attacks on Linux systems come from authorized users, and most were enabled by security misconfigurations, according to a new survey of Linux developers from Evans Data Corp.

Commission Seen Ready to Fault 9/11 Air
Defense

Commission Seen Ready to Fault 9/11 Air
Defense 04/24/2004 02:20 PM
The Sept. 11 commission is expected to suggest that quicker military action might have prevented the attack on the Pentagon.

To some in the bl0gosphere, it simply
had to be the government's fault

To some in the bl0gosphere, it simply
had to be the government's fault 01/04/2005 01:23 PM
Myths Run Wild in Blog Tsunami Debate .. What an abominable piece of drek .. article on tsunami blogs

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Fault found at Linux core

Fault found at Linux core 12/05/2003 09:01 AM
Personal Computer World Dec 5 2003 8:41AM ET

WMD Panel to Fault Intelligence Agencies
(AP)

WMD Panel to Fault Intelligence Agencies
(AP) 03/29/2005 08:52 PM
AP - President Bush's commission on weapons of mass destruction will castigate U.S. intelligence agencies for their continued failure to share information after numerous reforms aimed at improving coordination, federal officials said Tuesday.

Flights disrupted by computer fault

Flights disrupted by computer fault 06/03/2004 05:06 AM
Welsh travellers face delays after an air traffic computer failure hits flights from most airports in the UK.

New Corporate Security Refrain: Not Our
Fault

New Corporate Security Refrain: Not Our
Fault 03/06/2004 01:58 AM
Washington Post: Firms Look to Limit Liability for Online Security Breaches. In the face of ongoing attacks by computer hackers, some companies that store their customers' personal data are adopting a new defensive tactic: If your information is stolen, they're not legally responsible.In a society where we wink at rampant cheating and disclaim any responsibility for our actions, this should come as no surprise. But this sliding away from accountability should not be allowed.

XandrosOS: User-friendly to a fault

XandrosOS: User-friendly to a fault 02/16/2004 01:14 PM
Reg Review Linux with all the drawbacks of Windows

Oxygen fault hits spacewalk

Oxygen fault hits spacewalk 06/25/2004 12:54 AM
Two astronauts abort a spacewalk just after opening the hatch, because of an oxygen-supply fault.

Concealed fault caused Bam quake

Concealed fault caused Bam quake 06/15/2004 06:11 PM
The devastating earthquake at Bam, Iran, in 2003 was caused by a rare, hidden fault that is invisible at the surface, researchers have claimed.

Hidden Fault May Threaten Bay Area

Hidden Fault May Threaten Bay Area 12/19/2004 02:53 PM

NEC Readies Fault-Tolerant Servers

NEC Readies Fault-Tolerant Servers 07/26/2004 05:49 AM
NEC Solutions America Inc. over the next six months will roll out two fault-tolerant, high-availability servers aimed at small and midsize businesses.

Bluetooth SIG to World: It's Our
Members' Fault

Bluetooth SIG to World: It's Our
Members' Fault 02/17/2004 02:30 PM
The Bluetooth SIG, which controls the Bluetooth standard, issued a rather left-handed press release about "bluesnarfing": In its attempt to keep the Bluetooth standard's credibility from eroding, the SIG put out a press release that notes that the standard isn't at fault, just its members. ....we would like the industry to understand that this issue is a result of implementation decisions by specific product manufacturers in a limited number of products and is not inherent to Bluetooth wireless technology itself. In other words, it's some dolts (who happen to include some of the world's largest cellular telephone manufacturer) not the group's problem. This release highlights a major problem in the Bluetooth world and how it differs from Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is the certified and laboratory tested version of IEEE 802.11a, b, and/or; Bluetooth is just a specification. Bluetooth SIG members have plugfests (and so do Wi-Fi Alliance members) but the group doesn't actually test and certify compliance to Bluetooth and interoperability. With 802.15.3 finished up (up to 55 Mbps using the Bluetooth subset approved by 802.15.1), it's possible that another group could form to codify the interoperability of that standard under an entirely different name and short-circuit the whole 1 Mbps Bluetooth spec entirely....

Professor Finds Fault with MS Grammar
Checker

Professor Finds Fault with MS Grammar
Checker 03/28/2005 06:28 PM

Mysteries of San Andreas Fault Are
Explored by a Drill

Mysteries of San Andreas Fault Are
Explored by a Drill 09/03/2004 02:30 AM
Dubbed by the National Science Foundation as a modern-day journey to the center of the earth, a $250 million project uses a drill to explore the San Andreas fault.

U.S. Officials Fault French on Terror
Alert

U.S. Officials Fault French on Terror
Alert 12/26/2003 07:49 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2003 6:40PM ET

Stratus Unveils Low-End Fault-Tolerant
Server

Stratus Unveils Low-End Fault-Tolerant
Server 09/20/2004 10:15 AM
At half the price of its high-end system, the new ftServer W Series 2300 system offers users an alternative to clusters.

Kerry Assails Deficit As Bush's Fault
(AP)

Kerry Assails Deficit As Bush's Fault
(AP) 09/07/2004 04:13 PM
AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday's projection of a record budget deficit this election year and the continuing movement of U.S. jobs overseas show President Bush is taking the country down the wrong economic track.

Ex-Diplomats Fault Blair on Middle East
(AP)

Ex-Diplomats Fault Blair on Middle East
(AP) 04/26/2004 09:37 PM
AP - More than 50 former diplomats have signed a letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair, harshly criticizing his policy in the Middle East and calling on Britain to exert more influence over the United States.

In Aftermath of Wildfires, Many Fault
Firefighters or Bureaucracy

In Aftermath of Wildfires, Many Fault
Firefighters or Bureaucracy 01/11/2004 02:41 PM
Residents of California's San Bernardino County and the eight other affected counties are growing increasingly frustrated with the process of recovering from the October wildfires.

Intel failures Clinton's fault -
Ashcroft

Intel failures Clinton's fault -
Ashcroft 04/13/2004 10:17 PM
The Mercury Apr 14 2004 2:45AM GMT

Lufthansa - computer fault causes delays
worldwide

Lufthansa - computer fault causes delays
worldwide 09/23/2004 04:42 AM
Reuters Sep 23 2004 8:08AM GMT

Microsoft warns of Windows security
fault

Microsoft warns of Windows security
fault 02/11/2004 04:00 AM
Radio Netherlands Feb 11 2004 7:26AM GMT
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