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NBC News, you might want to reassign your headline writer to the celebrity gossip section. Headlines seem to be getting worse, or maybe I just have less patienc
by dj-wonk 12y ago
NBC News, you might want to reassign your headline writer to the celebrity gossip section. Headlines seem to be getting worse, or maybe I just have less patience for them.
This headline says the plane "fries" the computers, (1) leaving out any indication that the reports are unconfirmed, (2) suggesting permanent computer damage, and (3) implying some sort of active jamming. Interesting -- if it is true.
The article is a bit more cautious -- it doesn't use the word "fries" -- instead saying it "appears to have triggered a software glitch at a major air traffic control center in California".
IMO, truly frying a computer only happens when you blast it with a heavy dose of radiation (like putting it in the microwave!).