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The Thirteen Greatest Error Messages of All Time

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-them-down-easy dept.

Technologizer writes "They add insult to injury — and computing wouldn't be the same without 'em. So I rounded up a baker's dozen of the most important error messages in computing history — from Does Not Compute to Abort, Retry, Fail to the Sad Mac to the big kahuna of them all — the mighty Blue Screen of Death. And just in case my judgment is off, I include a poll to let the rest of the world vote for the greatest error message of all." I can't believe that "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" didn't make the list.

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  1. So, this is what's important? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Obama and Biden have totally gone back on their word and betrayed the tech community, and this is the story that makes it to slashdigg?