# Computer Crash on The No Agenda Show Computer Crash comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2008 to April 2022. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** March 2008 – April 2022 - **Related topics:** [Irs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/irs.md), [Adam Curry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adam-curry.md), [Alaska](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alaska.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Emails](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emails.md), [Epa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/epa.md), [Glitch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/glitch.md), [House Oversight Committee](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/house-oversight-committee.md), [Houston](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/houston.md), [John C. Dvorak](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-c-dvorak.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### The "Glitch" Excuse in Government and Law Enforcement - **Episode:** [1441: Yak Facts](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1441-yak-facts.md) - **Published:** 2022-04-10 - **Time:** 3:18:17–3:20:03 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1441-yak-facts/chapter/the-glitch-excuse-in-government-and-law-enforcement.md The term "glitch" is being used by government officials to explain various systemic failures, including a computer crash in Houston that led to the release of 280 criminal defendants. President Obama also used the term to describe a regulation fix for insurance premiums. Critics argue that "glitch" is an unacceptable excuse for major technical outages and system vulnerabilities. Keywords: [glitch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/glitch.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [houston](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/houston.md), jail release, [computer crash](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-crash.md), [social credit score](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-credit-score.md) ### EPA Email Scandal, Pebble Mine Investigation - **Episode:** [629: Passport Terrorists!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/629-passport-terrorists.md) - **Published:** 2014-06-28 - **Time:** 32:54–37:25 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/629-passport-terrorists/chapter/epa-email-scandal-pebble-mine-investigation.md The Environmental Protection Agency reported a computer crash in 2010 that resulted in the loss of emails belonging to former employee Philip North. North is a key figure in a House Oversight Committee investigation regarding the veto of the Pebble Mine project in Alaska. Critics allege the EPA's decision was based on political influence rather than sound science, while the agency claims the records are unrecoverable. Keywords: [epa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/epa.md), pebble mine, philip north, [house oversight committee](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/house-oversight-committee.md), [alaska](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alaska.md), [computer crash](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-crash.md), [irs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/irs.md) ### IRS Email Scandal, Lois Lerner Computer Crash - **Episode:** [627: Scam Celebrities](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/627-scam-celebrities.md) - **Published:** 2014-06-19 - **Time:** 3:01:33–3:05:38 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/627-scam-celebrities/chapter/irs-email-scandal-lois-lerner-computer-crash.md The IRS claims that a computer crash resulted in the loss of an untold number of emails from Lois Lerner, a key figure in the tea party targeting scandal. White House spokesperson Josh Earnest dismissed concerns, asking reporters if they had "never heard of a computer crashing before." Critics argue that no professional IT operation would fail to have backups or would "recycle" hard drives containing subpoenaed data. Keywords: [irs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/irs.md), [lois lerner](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lois-lerner.md), [computer crash](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-crash.md), [emails](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emails.md), [josh earnest](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/josh-earnest.md), [white house](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/white-house.md) ### Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak, Computer Failures and Weather - **Episode:** [21: Sooty Emissions](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/21-sooty-emissions.md) - **Published:** 2008-03-15 - **Time:** 0:01–2:25 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/21-sooty-emissions/chapter/adam-curry-and-john-c-dvorak-computer-failures-and-weather.md Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the program from Surrey, UK, and Northern California respectively. Dvorak describes a catastrophic hard drive failure on his primary computer and his subsequent struggle to find Windows Vista installation disks. The hosts compare the reliability of Windows XP and Mac systems following Dvorak's recent rant on the Tech 5 podcast. 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