Y2K+8: To the Developers, to Make Much of Time
Use ye software while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same license that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying.
Shortly after the ball made its way down the pole to ring in the new year (well, shortly after the time-delayed broadcast of the event aired–the West Coast always gets a bum deal on New Year’s Eve broadcasts), I turned on my computer with the intention of wishing the wonderful folks at the Storyist forums a Happy New Year and was met with a forum error message saying “This file has expired.” Expired?
A quick check with the hosting company confirmed that the account was current and in good standing, and I realized what had happened. Obviously, a developer had picked a BIG ROUND NUMBER for an expiration date and had forgotten about it. This is an all-too-common problem, one of those “there but for the grace of God go I” problems.
Note to self: When choosing an expiration date for Storyist beta releases, pick one that doesn’t fall on a day when no-one will be around to field the support tickets.
