BA Website now offering Time Travel as a default
Oct 10, 2023, 10:35 pm
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Looks more like a computer/browser issue to me - trying on firefox , edge and chrome on a pc , none has such a default, but the return date is blank
Oct 11, 2023, 2:32 am
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Departing London, landing in Glasgow?
Oct 11, 2023, 9:46 am
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Oct 11, 2023, 10:07 am
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Oct 11, 2023, 11:25 am
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Looks like a unix timestamp bug. i bet a bit of JS somewhere is returning NaN or 0 for a date.
I didn't even know UNIX was still widely used but a quick look on google confirmed it really is. That was today's new fact learnt
Oct 11, 2023, 12:51 pm
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I didn't even know UNIX was still widely used
The bug itself is not UNIX specific. Wikipedia calls it 'Unix Time' but it is used by virtually all programs of a certain vintage on all platforms as they all implemented POSIX standards. Programs written from scratch by competent programmers in the last 20 years or so wouldn't show the problem, but it won't surprise you to learn that doesn't apply to BA IT.
Oct 11, 2023, 12:55 pm
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Meanwhile at Waterside, they have their top team assigned to fix the issue...
Nov 15, 2023, 4:43 pm
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Do they mean that the plane and staff are all from 1970?
Nov 16, 2023, 3:23 am
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Do they mean that the plane and staff are all from 1970?
The staff, born in 1970? Sure, that's standard in 2023.
Oct 11, 2023, 11:25 am
