7.6 Japanese Earthquake warning was only a drill and an error

News outlets around the world reported in the last few minutes that there had been a powerful 7.6 earthquake in southern Japan, but it turns out the warning was just a drill, and the information was sent out in error."The information was sent in error to thousands of news...

The Accuracy of Ignition Interlock Devices

Man in Australia eats Ice cream bar and his car's breathalyzer claims he is positive for alcohol and won't let him start his car. " UPI reports that the unidentified man, who lives in Frankston, Australia, claims...

ATM Error Pays Hundreds Double Their Money

Hundreds benefited from the ATM error that doubled customers' money.Customers at a petrol station in Greater Manchester, UK, got a pleasant surprise this week when an ATM started giving out double the money requested. Hundreds flocked to the Nationwide ATM in Stretford to...

The latest on the 2008 presidential race exit polls

"The networks will follow strict rules Tuesday on projecting election results, examining not only the data from exit polls but actual vote tabulation and turnout data. NBC — which keeps its decision desk isolated from the calls made by competing networks — will call a...

Stupid PC Error Messages: Fatal!

"Wonderful way to begin my day: A startup DOS-style message appears; the PC's screen explains that a crucial system file is missing and that I should insert the restore CD-ROM. "

NY election mix-up: 'Osama' on the ballot

"TROY, N.Y. - Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama.""

Obama maintains a 4-11% point lead Over McCain. Weekly Poll Roundup

Senator Barack Obama still holds a commanding lead following the Town Hall Debate.  Many are contributing Obamas lead based on current economic conditions.  Others atttribute McCains 4-11% deficiet due...

Be Careful Where you Click

"Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses ...

Quinnipiac Battleground Polls: Obama w/Small Leads

"New polls by Quinnipiac/WaPo/WSJ find Obama with small leads in the battleground states of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. All surveys were conducted September 14-21 with margins of error of +/-2.6% - 2.7%: Colorado Obama 49 (+3 vs. last poll August 24) McCain...

Human error, not equipment failure, cause of Spanair crash

The investigation into the August 20 Spanair tragedy in Madrid has determined that human error, not faulty equipment, caused the fatal crash.  Earlier reports stated that wing flaps on the plane failed to...

Woman called Yoda blocked from Facebook

"Hiroko Yoda says she made several attempts to sign up to the popular social networking site but her applications were always met with an error message. The Japanese author suspected that her distinctive...

Ohio's Voting Machines Busted, and Won't Be Fixed

Ohio's electronic voting machines, made by don't-call-them-Diebold, are broken, and won't be fixed by Election Day. Does that sound right to you? What do you think of a company that can't fix its software by...

Rogers Customers Get Ad-Laden 404 Sites

If you're a rogers customer and you misspell the website you're looking for, you'll be sent to a page with advertisements instead of the normal '404 Not found' error. This has got plenty of customers upset, as...

CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

Maryland Jail Officials Release Man Just Convicted of Attempted Murder

We've all heard of the slips of paper given in school to go to the principal's office or to detention--but slips of paper to route prisoners to jail? Seems like that could be an open invitation to some fiddling around--and sure enough, one convict is now on the lam."State...

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