Leap year software glitch closes fuel pumps across New Zealand
Leap year software glitch closes fuel pumps across New Zealand
Fuel suppliers Z Energy, Allied Petroleum and Gull said only staffed stations could process payments. Read more at straitstimes.com.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12545090
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Why does the fuel pump need to know what date it is?
25 2 ReplySo they can log how much is being used, track how old it is, etc.
Why wouldn’t a company want to have the date alongside their inventory and sales.
44 1 ReplyCause the actual date doesn't matter.
You log epoch time, and convert as needed.
Though the as-needed convert may be the issue.
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Surely you can do all that without tying the functioning of the entire pumping system directly to the time stamp though, right?
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According to the article, it's the payment processing system.
24 0 ReplyI'm not sure I want a system which rolled their own date handling holding my credit card details. Wanna bet they rolled their own crypto too?
15 0 ReplyWell, I think it's not about what we want at all. It's about what they can get away with while not affecting the CEO's compensation.
We're just the livestock they harvest money from.
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