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I'll let somebody else handle the explanation but Y2K wasn't a "techno-illiterate panic", a ton of people worked a ton of hours to fix and update the code for Y
by minikites 10y ago
I'll let somebody else handle the explanation but Y2K wasn't a "techno-illiterate panic", a ton of people worked a ton of hours to fix and update the code for Y2K and it's a testament to their labor that there were no major issues.
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- magpi3 10y agoIt was a combination of both. I still remember my dad coming home from a talk that he considered the "best yet" on the Y2K issue. The speaker warned that traffic lights would stop working. Maybe someone more techno-literate than me can explain why that would be a genuine concern, but from my perspective at the time it seemed like the guy was making money from fear mongering.