More than some. Less than others. When I was teaching programming I would tell my students that you’ll never know more than 10% of what’s out there. The trick is to know where to look up the remaining 90%.
BTW in order to stay sharp I’m thinking of setting up a dual boot to Linux on my Windows 11 machine. (If you stop learning you’re dead!) Can anyone recommend a Linux Distro?
On New Year’s Eve, 1999, we had a family party, and everyone was talking about what might happen with the computers, of course. Finally, I said, “You know, around the globe, it’s already the year 2000. So I don’t think we have anything to worry about”. And we didn’t.
What most people don’t know about the Y2K glitch is how hard everyone in IT worked for the last three or so years of the 1900s to make sure things would be alright. I was with our provincial power company at the time and every system was checked and double-checked. There were multiple test roll-overs to Jan 1, 2000 and things were tested again. Literally thousands of hours went into preventing any major problems. Then, when nothing much happened when 2000 came, nobody said, “Oh good, all their hard work paid off.” Instead, they said, “I guess it wasn’t a problem at all.”
Templo S.U.D. about 2 years ago
wasn’t Y2K, like, twenty-two years ago?
nosirrom about 2 years ago
Tony’s QOTD: Are you tech Savvy?
More than some. Less than others. When I was teaching programming I would tell my students that you’ll never know more than 10% of what’s out there. The trick is to know where to look up the remaining 90%.
BTW in order to stay sharp I’m thinking of setting up a dual boot to Linux on my Windows 11 machine. (If you stop learning you’re dead!) Can anyone recommend a Linux Distro?
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 years ago
Yes, indeed you have…..
raybarb44 about 2 years ago
It was an Or What….
snowedin, now known as Missy's mom about 2 years ago
On New Year’s Eve, 1999, we had a family party, and everyone was talking about what might happen with the computers, of course. Finally, I said, “You know, around the globe, it’s already the year 2000. So I don’t think we have anything to worry about”. And we didn’t.
Russell Sketchley Premium Member about 2 years ago
What most people don’t know about the Y2K glitch is how hard everyone in IT worked for the last three or so years of the 1900s to make sure things would be alright. I was with our provincial power company at the time and every system was checked and double-checked. There were multiple test roll-overs to Jan 1, 2000 and things were tested again. Literally thousands of hours went into preventing any major problems. Then, when nothing much happened when 2000 came, nobody said, “Oh good, all their hard work paid off.” Instead, they said, “I guess it wasn’t a problem at all.”
cuzinron47 about 2 years ago
Maybe you upgraded from that Commodore 64, Stan.