Yet another example of failed technology in the 21st century

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57502077-92/united-airlines-network-outage-snarls-air-travel/

According to the Daily Mail, United are having to rely on handwritten tickets: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2194960/United-Airlines-Computers-passengers-given-handwritten-boarding-passes.html