An email storm can occur when someone replies to an old message from them which was sent to a list and uses "reply all" instead of "reply". The storm gains steam when numerous people respond to either point out the error or askto be taken off the list, but they also use "reply all". The US Air Force has an email address that can send a notice to everyone with an Air Force address. You'd think that an address like that would be restricted as to who can use it. Instead, a clerical employee in Germany requested help with a computer issue using the universal address instead of her department email list. Suddenly the entire Air Force worldwide knew that she couldn't remove an outdated logo from her screen. Replies came in from all over. One was from Lt Colonel Matthew S Judd at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in Ohio. "Good Morning, I'm sorry to hear about your computer issue, I really have no idea what your issue is or have a good solution to the problem, but here's a shot anyway: Unplug device, head for the second story, open window and throw it out the window, should get rid of the green screen. I hope this helps." The US Air Force has 328,255 active personnel. You can imagine how many responded to the original email using "reply all", which surely disrupted official business for some time.
Can you see it?
Is the top of this bottle a poised diver or a duck wearing a head torch?
"A group of Kayakers from Adventure Paddler go out to Brown's Island once a month to clean up the beach," writes Janet Dalton. "Last Saturday a couple of us found this delightfully handcrafted wee raft ... and atop of the main mast, the Ukraine flag was flying! We would love to hear the background of this craft ... Who made it? Where was it launched from? I've asked one of the 'keepers' of the Island to keep it safe, in the hope we can return it to the owner!"
