Windows critical reboot
The recent shutdown of LAX due to an FAA radio outage was apparently caused by a Windows 2000 integration flaw, possibility related to an old Windows 95 bug. An article at the LA Times claims that the outage was caused by human error, as the system will automatically shut down after 49.7 days (related to this Windows 95 flaw?), and a technician didn’t reboot the system monthly as he should have.
And I’ve been feeling bad about serving the company’s website on Win2K! A website is not exactly mission-critical, unless you ask the Client Relations Dept. I knew there were more rational reasons to fear flying. It’s a miracle planes don’t drop out of the sky or crash into each other more often.