[AccessD] First software debacle of 2012 - pretty bad IMHO

Could it be something as simple as this?

http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/2012-Just-Because.aspx

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Stuart

On 2 Jan 2012 at 18:45, Mark Simms wrote:

> Gang - what does this say ? WE ARE DEPENDENT UPON SOFTWARE TODAY.
> If this security software hadn't failed (it must have hard-coded the year
> 2011 or something),
> this would not have made the news....wouldn't have happened. The timing of
> this failure could not have been worse.
> I am now lead investigator on the matter and in touch with the Marriot
> Corporation to understand who is the responsible party.
> Can you imagine all BMW cars failing on New Years eve due to a firmware bug
> ?
> Now that would be unbelievable.
> I am sure BMW has extensive code review sessions...and Marriot ? We'll see.
> 
> > Software debacle? Why would this cause people to riot -- they had to
> > call police 40 minutes into the incident? What am I missing? Urinating in
> > the hall -- did they not have restrooms in the lobby or employee restrooms
> > they could use? That's just insane. But I am curious as to what kind of
> > software debacle they might be referring to.
> >
> > Susan H.
> 
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