The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery, eventually leading to significant over heating in parts of the accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the time of the incident, but the spike produced so much heat that had the beam been on, automatic failsafes would have shut down the machine. [Stuart [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Uh oh!'
Baguette Dropped From Bird’s Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Internet, Linked List, Miscellaneous, Uh oh!, WTF
Tags:Baguette science·bird·bread·Large Hadron Collider·LHC
OMG Twitter is Broken, People Are Dying!
August 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Geekery, Internet, Technology, Uh oh!
Only few understand this concept: When Twitter is down, you can’t tweet about it.
So yeah, Twitter is down and we’re all going to die.
Update: And we’re Back!
Tags:server error·twitter
Artist Shepherd Fairey Arrested In Boston Friday Night
February 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Linked List, Uh oh!, WTF
Shepherd Fairey, the famous graffiti artist responsible for Obey as well iconic imagery used in the Barack Obama presidential campaign was arrested in Boston on Friday night. Fairey was in town for an opening of a new show of his, “Supply and Demand,” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. He was arrested on two outstanding [...]
David Goes to the Dentist, Wonders if Drugs last Forever
February 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Entertainment, Uh oh!
Tags:drugs·funny·video·youtube
Why You Should Always Log Out
January 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Linked List, Technology, Uh oh!
I’m not the only person to walk into a computer lab and find a deserted computer with someone still logged in. In-fact, I’m usually kind enough to log them out — you know, because of the whole Golden Rule thing. Jeff Rosenberg tells it differently:
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to the library [...]
News Flash: Circuit City really is Dying!
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Technology, Uh oh!, Uncategorized
As of about 3:54pm (EDT), Circuit City’s website (circuitcity.com) has gone down for maintenance – or so it appears.
Maybe they are updating their website with their liquidated prices.
It’s liquidation time! Well, As long as it’s approved.
For those of you who are unsure of what is going on, read this: “Circuit City joins CompUSA in death”
[Thanks [...]
Tags:circuit city·economy·liquidation
Celebrity Twitter Accounts Hacked!
January 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Linked List, Uh oh!
What started with just one twitter account has now reached many celebrities such as Britney Spears, Bill O’Reilly, President Elect Obama and many more.
My guess is they’re just finding out about it now, and realizing their password, which was probably “password,” has been changed. Twitter will promptly restore the account to its rightful owners, I’m [...]
Voting Machine Elected as President
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Creative Ideas, Internet, Uh oh!
This just in — We have a new candidate who has been elected for president. It’s not Obama nor McCain.
Electronic voting machines across the country have unanimously voted for the DRE700 voting machine to be elected as next president of the United States.
[Laughing Squid via The Onion News Network]
Tags:computer·election·machine·president·the onion·voting machine
Quick Fix: MobileMe keychain error -2147415734
October 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Technology, Uh oh!, apple
Keychain is OS X’s database of passwords and keys used when retrieving email, connecting to Mobile Me (Formally .Mac), or anything that contains auto sign-on. We take the Keychain for granted and usually don’t even know of it’s existence. However, there’s one error that people keep asking me about: Error -2147415734. Keychain Error’s can be [...]
Tags:apple·keychain·mac·mobile me·os x·password
Former Southwest Airlines baggage handler accused of smuggling cocaine
October 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Uh oh!
Via Dallas News:
Federal authorities in Houston have accused a former Southwest Airlines baggage handler of using his free employee flying privileges to allegedly smuggle cocaine from Houston to Baltimore and haul mounds of cash back.
Since 2001, authorities say that Carthon Lee Merrick, 34, made 388 free trips on Southwest between the two cities, but authorities [...]







