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To: tips up

Y2K was real. You can thank programmers like me for years of retroprogramming to prevent it.


23 posted on 12/24/2009 4:18:52 PM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (IN A SMALL TENT WE JUST STAND CLOSER! * IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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The interstates in Oklahoma are shut down due to a blizzard. We have about 11 inches of snow and 50 mph winds. We don’t usually have extreme winter weather in central Oklahoma. You can follow the excitement on www.kfor.com, which is streaming live. You just have to hope most people had sense enough to avoid going out today if they had a choice.


31 posted on 12/24/2009 4:27:47 PM PST by Coyote Choir
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Thank you!

But the hype around it reminded me of the global warming hype.


33 posted on 12/24/2009 4:44:08 PM PST by tips up
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

Yup, Y2K was definitely a real phenomenon. Took more than programming to overcome it. I still run into the occasional old file dated 2027. Thankfully I know what that means!


42 posted on 12/24/2009 5:35:19 PM PST by muawiyah
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Y2K was real.

Nope. It was NEVER going to be a catastrophic as many predicted. Never.

65 posted on 12/24/2009 8:40:08 PM PST by TankerKC (If gravity is a law, why won't my corn nuts ever fall out of the vending machine?)
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