Don’t we love stumbling on news stories that relate to bugs and software testing? I stumbled upon one today and felt like there should be a thread to add it to. Come across a story? Drop a link to it here. My contribution today is about a lottery ticket winner who wasn’t actually a winner and is …

Spotted this one on X via @bobs [image] Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as... Microsoft Excel: 1 — Human Genetics: 0.

We used to do a thing called “Five Whys” following any production incident that required a notification to users of a degraded experience. The purpose of the technique is to promote a root cause analysis and then generate a corrective action. Like many of these kinds of ceremonies it feels awkward a…

Global McDonald outage: [image] McDonald's resolves IT issue for customers in UK But it is unclear whether the outage is still preventing customers in other countries from placing orders. In New Zealand, X user Germin van Royen: “The Mcdonalds outage is cra…

[image] rosie: In New Zealand, X user Germin van Royen: “The Mcdonalds outage is crazy. Went in tonight and drive thru + all kiosks were down. A system that can fail nation wide is bad but across multiple countries too!? Bonkers.” In other news, citizens of those countries were reported to be…

[image] Sainsbury's: 'Vast majority' of deliveries cancelled over technical issues The supermarket has apologised and says the problem is also impacting contactless payments. “Sainsbury’s says it will not be able to fulfil the “vast majority” of online deliv…

And now Greggs! [image] Greggs hit by IT issue affecting card payments Some shops are closed as the bakery chain says it is working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. h/t to @bethtesterleeds for sharing this on LinkedIn .

This one is a true national crisis. If this doesn’t raise the profile of software and systems issues nothing can.

@therockertester ’s flight was delayed. Here’s what happened! [image] Lee Hawkins on LinkedIn: I appreciated the SMS updates about flight delays on... I appreciated the SMS updates about flight delays on my Qantas flight yesterday! I wonder if another delay would have added another null…

Anonymous reviews that weren’t actually anonymous, oops. [image] Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent Anonymous review site Glassdoor now consults public sources to identify users.

[image] rosie: Anonymous reviews that weren’t actually anonymous, oops. Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent | Ars Technica Triage closed the bug reports “By Design” that is no “oops”

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simon_tomes (Simon Tomes) 20 March 2024 11:45 29

And now Greggs!

h/t to @bethtesterleeds for sharing this on LinkedIn.

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