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Software Error Causes Crisis in Mississippi

Posted by michael on from the you-are-mortal dept.

marklyon writes "Mississippi's Alcohol Beverage Control division shutdown its distribution center for an indefinite amount of time to fix computer problems today at noon. A software update applied to the inventory and ordering software last week is malfunctioning, causing orders and inventory to be lost or misrouted. 'It's a software problem, and it's an operational problem. We've gotten a lot of product in and we've got it going to the wrong location ... and the location numbers were wiped out,' said tax commissioner Ed Buelow. Buelow said the distribution center will fulfill all orders placed before noon today. He said he hopes the system will be fixed in a few days, but it's possible it could take weeks. Until that time, Mississippi bars, restaurants, and liquor stores will not be able to purchase additional stock. Many retailers are already complaining that they were unable to order sufficient quantities to supply them if the bug takes more than a few days to fix."

9 of 380 comments (clear)

  1. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mississippi finally got a computer?

  2. Re:This is no laughing matter! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Another Republican landslide.

  3. That's it. The kegger moves to ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 2, Funny
    Louisiana!

    I call shotgun!

    1. Re:That's it. The kegger moves to ... by seanadams.com · · Score: 3, Funny
      At least it's not that hard to fix... just look for the comment that says:
      /* drunk now - fix later */
  4. get drunk, screw up the software by circletimessquare · · Score: 3, Funny

    screw up the software, can't get drunk

    --
    intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
  5. Alcohol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Today Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) has done what the government failed to do - prohibit alcohol. In a move triggered by a flaw in their operating system, noone is able to purchase alcohol. Reports are coming in that alcoholics may have had the last straw and may do bad things to Microsoft. Fine restaurants around the country, who are running Windows on their cash registers, are worried for two reasons are smashing them in protest. Windows PC destruction throughout the country is running rampid. Apple is offering a 20% discount if you bring in or destroy your own Windows computer bought in the past 2 years. In addition, someone in Finland named "Linus Torvalds" has another solution - change the "Operating System" on your existing Windows computer. Some people have tried this with success, but us at the Corporate-Run Times donot recommend this, as using his "Linux" operating system is bad for the country.

  6. This is really difficult... by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'm trying to think of a polite way to explain just how little I care about this.

    Bruce

    --
    Bruce Perens.
  7. In other news.... by freeze128 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mississippi's divorce rate jumped to a whopping 72% this weekend. But on a higher note, there were no DUI's...

  8. This is a job for... by Ratbert42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This sounds like a job for these guys