What happened to the Y2K scaremongers?

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This is indie and corny, but I was always kind of astonished by that Apples in Stereo song (Y2K) and just how thoroughly assured Bob Stereo was that everything was gonna be just fine.

― Aaron A., Saturday, 6 March 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago) link

They faded back into the woodword with the cockroaches.

― 57 7th (calstars), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:17 (twenty years ago) link

Now they're all worried about the 2038 bug...

http://www.2038bug.com/

It's in the hardware!!

― Dale the Logged Out, Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

oh i'll be dead by then anyway

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 6 March 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

The precise date of this occurrence is Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038. At this time, a machine prone to this bug will show the time Fri Dec 13 20:45:52 1901, hence it is possible that the media will call this The Friday 13th Bug.

The terror.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 6 March 2004 22:56 (twenty years ago) link

I bet that a lot of the Y2K survivalists-types are still in their shelters thinking that outside it's like The Omega Man.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 7 March 2004 05:10 (twenty years ago) link

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