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Comair System Crashes; Passengers Stranded
Broerman writes "30,000 people have had their flights cancelled by Comair this weekend thanks to a computer system shutdown. It appears that due to weather and other problems that flights began to be cancelled on Thursday and the backlog choked the system. 1,100 flights have been cancelled so far, including all flights through 12/26. Does anyone know what platform their system was based on? What kind of system just totally crashes? The official statement is that 'There was a cumulative effect with the canceled flights and trying to get crew assigned that caused the system to be overwhelmed.' It seems highly improbable that a system would crash because it had too many reservations. The system should only be able to hold as many reservations as it has flights/seats. It would seem that it's more likely that the system was overloaded with use and that caused a meltdown. When you add in the problems experienced by US Airways, this hasn't been a Merry Christmas for many."
So it was a hardware problem. Good call.
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British Isles DESTROYED by asteroid-tidal wave. Check your news.
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Cripes, I've been a Christian for nearly twenty years now, and I have difficulty understanding that.
I especially have trouble believing that you know all those who died were apostates (and I'm not sure that word means what you think it means.) If you were in a position to know that, why didn't you prevent it from happening?
And the phrase 'won't you accept Jesus Christ into your heart today?' only has meaning to a person who's been hanging around Christian circles for a decade or two. I have, and I know. Most people you're trying to preach to don't, and therefore they don't.
So there you go---you've just reduced Jesus Christ to a cross between a cardiologist and a life insurance salesman.
Please, a little compassion would be in order, notwithstanding your assurance you do in fact love the recently departed. Compassion, that is, if your Jesus allows it.
Cogito, ergo sig.
Honestly, it's turds like you that give Christianity (or indeed, any organized group) a bad name.
Sowing dissension, spreading hatred while using words of love. Simply disgusting and quite unacceptable in a modern society. Why don't you advance your thinking a few centuries or die or something?
Wow, you're right. But I am fearful about the fact that you know so much about this dude...Why not just use the "foes" button. That's what I'm going to do.
Click here to make twitter a foe, and you'll never have to read his stuff again.