Mark Bowytz

Besides contributing at @TheDailyWTF, I write DevDisasters for Visual Studio Magazine, and involved in various side projects including child rearing and marriage.

Nov 2020

You Can't Argue with the Polish Government

by in Error'd on

"In Poland, if you test positive for COVID-19, or come in contact with someone who has, you must stay home for a mandatory 10-day quarantine. During that time, you must use the government's mobile app named 'Home Quarantine' which tracks your location and requires you to send a selfie every couple of hours," wrote Jan K., "The app also reports if you are using a GPS spoofing app. For example, in this screenshot, it has detected a location spoofing app by the name of ...'Calendar'. Naturally, there are stiff penalties for violating rules of your quarantine like this. Also, as expected, there is no appealing the 'findings' of a buggy app like this."


Reduced Complexity, Increased Errors

by in Error'd on

"I tried a more complex password and got the same error message, but after trying with a shorter password, it let me through!" wrote Sameer K.


Hate the Error and Hate the Game

by in Error'd on

"Somehow, a busy day for Blizzard's servers is going to last for around 6 months," writes James G.


Not So Smart After All!

by in Error'd on

"Today I learned that the time between 12 PM and 1 PM is "12:28 noon" according to CNN," Drew W. writes.