Tech Tears

Has Microsoft ever made you cry? The company recently made this guy cry, but in a good way. Of course, because he can't talk about the Big Secret, it's a blogging sensation. Well, in certain circles.

If it's just some kind of telescope thing, I'll hang my head in shame for my geek brethren.

As a software developer, I heartily endorse the sentiment expressed here (click the graphic to see it full size):



[well, the guy's photo hosting account was maxed out - oh well. The bottom line was that the error message forced the user to type "I AM AN IRRESPONSIBLE DATA OWNER" before he/she could continue, because they hadn't backed up their data. Note to self: introduce more shame and humiliation into own software products.]