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Software Error Causes Crisis in Mississippi
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."
from the mother-lode-in-my-anus dept.
The NYT accepted my op-ed piece about shit-mining, skimming large volumes of miscellaneous shit from my anus (refered to as the analverse because of its voluminous size) to extract some sort of refined faggot grease from it. I have enjoyed some degree of success using CmdrTaco and Richard Stallman as test subjects.
Believe it or not, there was some "prohibition" there, too, when Gorbatchev came to power. So people simply rolled their own. Lots of sugar, a little bit of yeast, apricots or grapes if you feel sophisticated then rectify and drink. Sure it sometimes was 140 proof, and didn't smell good at all, but it was a lot better than drinking hecks knows what.
lives are ruined and ended by addiction to alcohol
Ah yes, because a small minority can't handle some beer, we should ban the lot. You sure are a smart feller.
By the way, I was caught in a fight with a drunk several years ago, and lost some of my eyesight as a result. Has my life been "ruined"? Arguably it has, and indirectly through alchohol. I still think you're a jackass.