UK air traffic control meltdown
This is one of the many reasons there should be a universal data standard using a format like JSON. Heavily structured, easy to parse, easy to debug. What you lose in footprint (i.e., more disk space), you gain in system stability.<p>Imagine a world where everybody uses JSON and if they offer an API, you can just consume the data without a bunch of hoop jumping. Failures like this would vanish overnight.