Word: glitch
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...adept at filling a void even as large as the loss of John Paul II. Replacing an absolute monarch without the benefit of bloodlines is no mean task. Taking an ancient religious rite of passage and turning it into a two-week-long worldwide broadcast spectacle, with the only glitch a few minutes of gray smoke, may indeed require the Holy Spirit on your side...
...spate of key indicators. The Commerce Department said consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the GNP, fell .5% in March to record its sharpest drop in 1/3 months. At least part of the recent buying weakness reflects a monumental Government snafu. The Internal Revenue Service's glitch-filled installation of new computers kept consumers from receiving $6.8 billion in tax refunds in February and March. Those refunds would probably have been quickly spent and helped the economy...
...they’re trying to make it more difficult to find the files, but the fact is...I just was able to still see the information without logging on,” Greenspan said, as he experimented with the glitch during an interview with The Crimson...
...fact remains that what they were doing was exploiting a glitch in the website’s security to access privileged information they were not authorized to see. It’s irrelevant that the instructions to break into the system were easy to follow and required little effort. They knew the proper ways to find out about their admission’s decision and manipulating the website wasn’t one of them...
Among those who could have been affected by the glitch were students with “secure flags,” which mandate that their personal information be kept absolutely secret. The purpose of these flags is to protect students who have legitimate reason to fear a leak of this information—celebrities or those in political asylum, or even students fearing a stalker. Health Services’ mistake compromised the safety of these students...