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Re: Microsoft provokes London Tube crash ..

  • Subject: Re: Microsoft provokes London Tube crash ..
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:19:31 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / Netscape
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__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 16 November 2006 18:29 \__

> begin  oe_protect.scr
> Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:43:34 +0000, Mark Kent wrote:
>> 
>>> begin  oe_protect.scr
>>> Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Microsoft provokes London Tube crash ..
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/16/tube_crash/
>>> 
>>> Arghhh!  One sincerely hopes that there's no Microsoft software near
>>> anything which actually moves trains or operates signalling!
>> 
>> Something that puzzles me...
>> 
>> "Nasty. According to this thread in MS's forums, the possible causes of
>> the crash are "Yahoo Toolbar add on" or spyware."
>> 
>> Okay, but this is a system that runs the monitor(s) for the underground,
>> not someone's personal gaming system - so what would it be doing with the
>> Yahoo toolbar on it, and how the heck is it being exposed to spyware?
>> 
>> Too weird.
>> 
>> 
> 
> I would imagine that the underlying problem is triggered by the yahoo
> toolbar, but could also be triggered by something else.  Anyone
> selecting Microsoft for something like this is asking for problems.


This train is delayed until Windows reboots

,----[ Quote ]
| If you zoom in you can see that the message says "Your system is running
| low on virtual memory". I will give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt
| here, if you check out the version date 22/7/2002, it is clear this
| software has not been upgraded in a while - and probably is currently
| unsupported. Given the state of the railway companies in the UK it is
| more likely to be the case of dodgy software and a memory leak from
| the timetabling system.
`---- 

http://www.camerongray.net/index.php?/archives/8-This-train-is-delayed-until-Windows-reboots.html

This one actually includes your opinion, which you sent me via E-mail...

http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/07/18/train-reboot/

I suspect I have seen another one which made waves. It's not an unusual
occurence, but when this happens to an El Reg editor or reporter, than it's
unlikely to go unnoticed.

Best wishes,

Roy

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