I'm always fascinated when everyday computer interfaces go sideways. It's a little peek into the innards of the things. For instance, I was at the Chicago airport when a storm knocked the power out. They switched to backup power, but not quickly enough ... all the boarding pass terminals rebooted. So I took a picture.
Then, there are otherwise sensible Point of Sale terminals that run Windows. Honestly, you're trying to keep your money, not lose it. Why would you trust it to a system with such lousy security? Pictured below is a Canteen "Open Vending" POS.
Speaking of money, one of my favorite finds was a crashed NCR ATM in the Netherlands. I like that the designers at least put a desktop wallpaper on the system that instructs the user not to enter their PIN. (Though, in English.)
Finally, I shot a picture of an advertising display that lost its mind. I'm curious about this one, because it's offering to send crash feedback to Logitech. Either Logitech's getting into a new market, or this thing is a kludge using some sort of Logitech slideshow app. Or maybe it's just that a mouse driver blew up and took the rest of the system with it.
Then, there are otherwise sensible Point of Sale terminals that run Windows. Honestly, you're trying to keep your money, not lose it. Why would you trust it to a system with such lousy security? Pictured below is a Canteen "Open Vending" POS.
Speaking of money, one of my favorite finds was a crashed NCR ATM in the Netherlands. I like that the designers at least put a desktop wallpaper on the system that instructs the user not to enter their PIN. (Though, in English.)
Finally, I shot a picture of an advertising display that lost its mind. I'm curious about this one, because it's offering to send crash feedback to Logitech. Either Logitech's getting into a new market, or this thing is a kludge using some sort of Logitech slideshow app. Or maybe it's just that a mouse driver blew up and took the rest of the system with it.
