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I was reminded this morning how the best, most tried and true systems can glitch. Things we count on to work, dependably, day after day, hour after hour, bork on us. Why? Because we built them and we are deeply, deeply flawed inventors.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch, the $88 billion glitch:

A Chesterfield County woman discovered $88 billion in her checking account Saturday morning. A businessman in Orlando, Fla., reportedly found $88,888,888,888.88 in his account Friday night.

SunTrust spokesman Barry Koling said the money was not actually in the accounts and that the glitch was fixed within hours. He blamed the problem on a balance-reporting error.

Sys Admins and internal developers at SunTrust are having a very bad Monday morning.