A New Tumblr Documents the Many Failings of Public Screens

Rob Walker
·Tech Columnist

We live in a world of screens, each of which we expect to be smart and useful.

And, yet, every one of us has encountered a screen that has failed. For instance, here’s something I met up with in an airport not so long ago, when I paused at a kiosk with the hope of getting the latest departure details for my flight:

Airport departure screen with several error windows
Airport departure screen with several error windows


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Yeah, I know: Glitchy airport screens are definitely a First World problem. But, a highly entertaining Tumblr that evidently originates from Japan has recognized that failed screens are kind of a thing, and worth documenting.

And thus: Error Message Screen, a Tumblr.

The premise is so implicit in the title it hardly needs clarification, but it’s an online collection of public screens — failing.

Maybe you can relate?

Error screen
Error screen
Error screen
Error screen
Error screen
Error screen
Error screen
Error screen
Error screen
Error screen


(Photos via Error Message Screen)

You can get more Error Message Screens at the Tumblr here or, probably, at an airport near you.

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