Word: glitch
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...nature of, "John Robinson hit .396 after the sixth inning this year." You know, as if he had an ability to hit after the sixth inning. It's virtually impossible to explain how such a thing happens. Looking at the data, you would just say, "it's a data glitch, so what?" That sort of small sample data glitch tends to dominate television broadcasts sometimes, and very often the fan information sections at the ballpark...
...article reported that the Business School's Web site was hacked and "secure admissions information" was distributed. In fact, the Web site in question was owned by ApplyYourself, an independent contractor hired by the Business School. Additionally, the site was not hacked—it had a glitch that allowed individuals to see their own admissions results in an unauthorized manner...
...briefly interrupted by a “technical difficulty.” “I just want to remind you you’re at one of the leading universities in the world,” Executive Director of the HMNH Elisabeth Werby said in reference to the glitch. With the onset of new technologies, Mollecular and Cellular Biology has moved to the forefront of science, leaving current scientists with the problem of how to inspire the next generation of naturalists. “MCB and other departments are relatively new and exciting, but OEB has always been there...
...spoken-word artist, a guitarist, and—of course—several requisite references to Soulja Boy. Rejection wasn’t always determined by talent: the undergraduate dance group Expressions kicked off the night with a high-tech display, and the audience was quick to boo a glitch in the sound system. “When there are a lot of good acts in a row, the audience waits for someone to boo,” BSA president Sarah O. Lockridge-Steckel ’09 says. The Brothers of Chocolate Temptation ensured they didn?...
...protection is there. It's needed. For the V-22 continues to suffer problems unusual in an aircraft that first flew in 1989. In March 2006, for example, a just-repaired V-22 with three people aboard unexpectedly took off on its own - apparently the result of a computer glitch. After a 3?sec. flight to an altitude of 6 ft. (about 2 m), according to the V-22's flight computer, or 25 ft. (about 8 m), according to eyewitnesses, it dropped to the ground with enough force to snap off its right wing and cause more than...