Did Patched Versions Of Software Foul Up The Time At Gatwick Airport?
from the did-everything-right-but-figure-out-which-country dept
Yesterday we wrote about the minor glitches spotted thanks to computers not knowing that Congress moved out Daylight Saving Day. However, there was an odd time glitch over in the UK that is worth examining. Apparently, at Gatwick airport, computers were all screwed up because they hadn't changed times properly. You see, in the UK this past weekend was the conclusion of British Summer Time, the equivalent of our Daylight Saving Time. So what happened here? My guess is that the systems that run the computers at Gatwick were patched... for the US change. In other words, while the computers would have made the change properly beforehand, somehow there was some confusion and a patch meant for US users was applied (or some other setting indicated that it was a US-based computer system), meaning that the computers didn't switch -- not because of confusion over the date of the hour shift, but because the system had been patched for the wrong country.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Early Trick
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Local-timeitis again?
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Sure do, time to quit fucking with what time it is and get to work! Now, if I could just figure out what time my appointments really are for...
Yours Truly,
"Let's burn multiple weeks worth of time and energy, trying to save energy, by playing with the clock."
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