Scenic Route

Best of the Web Today has a classic example of poor programming: Microsoft's "Mappoint" software instructs drivers that the best way to get from Haugesund, Norway, to Trondheim, Norway is to take a ferry to England, go through the Chunnel to France, drive through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. The 1,600-mile odyssey could be avoided by driving along Norway's main coastal highway, but who would want to miss such a thorough tour of Northern Europe?