Pager problem
August 29th, 2004
Judging by this Wired article, Dear Valued Customer, You Are a Loser by Rick Broadhead might just be worth a look. The book recounts some of the problems than can arise when dumb technology meets ordinary human beings.
Take, for instance, the case of the Ukrainian businessman who put 50 new pagers — a gift for his employees — in the back seat of his car and then promptly crashed into a lamppost when they all began beeping at the same time. The culprit? A welcome message sent by the pager company to each of the pagers.
Way to get repeat business, guys…
[Via Boing Boing]