A visitor to Milton encountered a persistent error message, described as a "bork," on the town's only supermarket digital signage. The error displayed a printing-problems notice that overlaid promotional slides for the store's Black & Gold brand and lottery tickets. The timing coincided with Australia's late-January school year start, potentially exposing parents shopping for lunchbox snacks to the faulty display. The visitor noted the incident briefly, then enjoyed local beach conditions with 22° C water and gentle waves suitable for bodysurfing before returning to work feeling refreshed.
"BORK!BORK!BORK! When this vulture excuses himself from The Register's Australian eyrie for a little rest and recreation, I first avoid pyromaniac birds and carnivorous koalas, before settling into a bucolic beach town to catch a few waves, read a few books, and tune out from the world of tech. So imagine my horror when my pre-beach provisioning excursion turned up a bork. You're looking at the digital signage from the sole supermarket in the charming village of Milton, which last week showed shoppers news of printing problems before they had a chance to choose cheese or procure pork products."
"As the digital signage cycled through its store of images, the bork sullied a slide promoting house brand Black & Gold, and covered a promo for lottery tickets too. Australia's school year commences in late January, meaning the bork also had a chance to infest an ad for snacks parents might consider cramming into lunchboxes. Which seems rather apt because surely someone needs to go back to Windows maintenance school."
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