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HAIKU ERROR MESSAGES Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Server's poor response Not quick enough for browser. Timed out, plum blossom. - - - - - - - - - - - - - A file that big? It might be very useful. But now it is gone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Errors have occurred. We won't tell you where or why. Lazy programmers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Seeing my great fault Through darkening blue windows, I begin again - - - - - - - - - - - - - The code was willing, It considered your request, But the chips were weak. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Printer not ready. Could be a fatal error. Have a pen handy? - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Login incorrect. Only perfect spellers may enter this system. - - - - - - - - - - - - - This site has been moved. We'd tell you where, but then we'd have to delete you. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wind catches lily scatt'ring petals to the wind: segmentation fault - - - - - - - - - - - - - ABORTED effort: Close all that you have. You ask way too much. - - - - - - - - - - - - - First snow, then silence. This thousand dollar screen dies so beautifully. - - - - - - - - - - - - - With searching comes loss and the presence of absence: "My Novel" not found. - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Web site you seek cannot be located but endless others exist - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down. - - - - - - - - - - - - - A crash reduces your expensive computer to a simple stone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - There is a chasm of carbon and silicon the software can't bridge - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. - - - - - - - - - - - - - You step in the stream, but the water has moved on. This page is not here. - - - - - - - - - - - - - No keyboard present, Hit F1 to continue: Zen engineering? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Out of memory. We wish to hold the whole sky, But we never will. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Having been erased, The document you're seeking Must now be retyped. - - - - - - - - - - - - - The ten thousand things. How long do any persist? Netscape, too, has gone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rather than a beep Or a rude error message, These words: "File not found." - - - - - - - - - - - - - Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To have no errors Would be life without meaning. No struggle, no joy ------------------------------
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