I’m back in Oakland Airport, but this time I’m bringing my own network and I don’t have to deal with Sprint’s WIFI mess.
See, the problem isn’t just that it costs too much. The problem is that once you pay, you’re plopped at the login page where the login I just created doesn’t work.
And worse, [...]
Posted February 3, 2007 by Casey
Categories: Technology, Travel. Tags: error message, errors, oak, oakland airport, sprint, suck, ui, wifi. Be the first one.
It’s hard to be angry with Flickr about unexpected downtime when they post funny things like this.
For my part, this is more than just an excuse to link to DJ Ted Stevens’ Internet Song (yeah, “the internet is a series of tubes”), it’s an excuse to point out how Flickr apparently knows how to speak [...]
Posted July 20, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Politics & Controversy, Questionable...funny. Pointless., Technology. Tags: challenge, downtime, error message, flickr, funny, language, libraries, ted stevens, the internet is a series of tubes, tubes. 2 Comments.
Jenny Levine, over at The Shifted Librarian, is telling the latest chapter in her long-running struggle with DRM.
Now, I’ve installed a lot of Windows software in my day, so I feel pretty confident in my ability to double-click on an installation file. However, when I try to install [Yahoo Music Engine], I get three screens [...]
Posted July 19, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Blink, Copyrights & Intellectual Property, Technology. Tags: ancient technology, drm, entertainment industry, error message, jenny levine, music engine, problems, windows software, yahoo music. 2 Comments.