It was also a lot of people that once followed a certain German former corporal. When people feel dissatisfied, they too often fall for the promises of a “strong” man.
What a lot of people don’t understand is that Y2K as a computer problem was very real. Up until about 1990, computers were programmed with a 2 digit date code, and the other two digits were presumed and programmed to be “19”. That meant that when we hit 2000, all computers programmed that way would read 1900 instead of 2000. Imagine what that would have done to mortgage interest calculations. Computers are not smart, they do what they have been programmed to do and nothing else. They could not have fixed themselves. Due the herculean effort of thousands of programmers world wide, the crisis was averted. Personally I believe that there was a little divine intervention as well, because there were places that needed to be changed that are inaccessible now, such as computer nodes that are buried under concrete in oil storage yards. They are so buried because the slightest spark could set fire to that oil. No one was able to dig them up, yet they didn’t fail. That’s a miracle in my book.
Many have no idea that 10 years and millions of dollars spent to fix it. And even then a few glitches happened like some CIA satellites failed and black outs etc. But because of all that work done by old time coders fixed it and made it a joke it really wasn’t.
davidf42 over 7 years ago
Morning, Anniephans!
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You got that right, Santiago.
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Here’s today’s link:
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http://www.gocomics.com/annie/2008/06/13
banjinshiju over 7 years ago
It was also a lot of people that once followed a certain German former corporal. When people feel dissatisfied, they too often fall for the promises of a “strong” man.
JanLC over 7 years ago
What a lot of people don’t understand is that Y2K as a computer problem was very real. Up until about 1990, computers were programmed with a 2 digit date code, and the other two digits were presumed and programmed to be “19”. That meant that when we hit 2000, all computers programmed that way would read 1900 instead of 2000. Imagine what that would have done to mortgage interest calculations. Computers are not smart, they do what they have been programmed to do and nothing else. They could not have fixed themselves. Due the herculean effort of thousands of programmers world wide, the crisis was averted. Personally I believe that there was a little divine intervention as well, because there were places that needed to be changed that are inaccessible now, such as computer nodes that are buried under concrete in oil storage yards. They are so buried because the slightest spark could set fire to that oil. No one was able to dig them up, yet they didn’t fail. That’s a miracle in my book.
tad1 over 7 years ago
Sadly, there are lots of idiots who will follow a crazy person. Take PETA, for example.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 7 years ago
Many have no idea that 10 years and millions of dollars spent to fix it. And even then a few glitches happened like some CIA satellites failed and black outs etc. But because of all that work done by old time coders fixed it and made it a joke it really wasn’t.