Technologizer has broken down the thirteen greatest error messages of all time, and it's great to see the "Sad Mac" as well as the XBOX 360's Red Ring of Death on the list.  Here's a look at number two on the list!

2. 404 File Not Found (Web)

By any measure, this error?which simply tells you that you?ve attempted to visit a URL that isn?t there?must be one of the most-encountered error messages in history. It?s the only HTTP error that anyone who?s not a Webmaster can quote from memory. And it?s pleasantly harmless, since it almost never brings news any worse than a page having been moved or a typo on your part.

In principle, 404 File Not Found should be one of the dreariest of errors; in fact, many sites take it as an opportunity to be creative. For instance, check out Hulu?s page. And The New Yorker?s. And this one. And this one. There?s even 404 poetry.

Oh, and does the fact this error is called 404 mean there are at least 403 other HTTP errors you might run into? Nope: the first ?4? means it involves a syntax error or can?t be fulfilled, and the ?04? is its sequence within errors of that sort. Here?s the whole fascinating list of HTTP errors?read and enjoy!

I won't make you guess what number one on the list is!  For the full list, click here!

Posted at 06:20AM Jan 06, 2009 by Kevin P McAuliffe in Astound  |  Comments[0]