CAVX Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Yeah well that was about the biggest non event in history...
gone_bush Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Aren't you in Brisbane? Yes? Then another hour to go. Down here south of the Brisbane Line, well, you should see the chaos!
CAVX Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 The site I found for the timer said 9:11PM (that should be the clincher right there) Brisbane time. Nothing, not even a good time.
CAVX Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 I'd like to know what the Oracle cookie said Not to worry. I don't know why the whole image didn't stick.
Maverick Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Yeah well that was about the biggest non event in history... Well the Y2K bug would have to come close to beating it I reckon.
Guest Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Apparently there is no fat lady singing..............
oztheatre Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Was just a marker, to mark the end of an epoch, they left the word 'system' out - they literally meant 'end of a world system' not end of the world... well that's one idea.. kinda logical though since the actual world didn't end.. Unless we got the date wrong and it's tomorrow night ha.
oztheatre Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 What did people want to take place anyway? some instant dimensional shift to the angelic realm? or some enlightening event bestowed upon us from god? or maybe some massive crustal displacement civilisation ending event like the movie or aliens landing or invading? Something shocking? Man is obssessed with end times crap.. man misinterpreted things, changed things and outright lied for whatever reasons.They drew some weird stuff the mayans, the egyptians too.. it is quite alien to modern man and obviously not too relevant for us today. I guess walmart stores are going to be giving out store credits for returned survival gear tomorrow. Patrick geryl and his 6 followers can come down from the mountain now too.
gone_bush Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Y2K was a joke OK, I'll bite. I've been in the IT industry for (too) many decades. The Y2K bug was real! The only reason it is perceived as a "joke" is that the remediation effort was stunningly successful.
Guest Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 OK, I'll bite. I've been in the IT industry for (too) many decades. The Y2K bug was real! The only reason it is perceived as a "joke" is that the remediation effort was stunningly successful. Yes ... If they/we has done nothing the it would have been a mess.
CAVX Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Apparently there is no fat lady singing.............. Maybe you need to visit my local shopping centre and see for yourself. They are singing alright and way out of tune. OK, I'll bite. I've been in the IT industry for (too) many decades. The Y2K bug was real! The only reason it is perceived as a "joke" is that the remediation effort was stunningly successful. Just not my head if that is OK. I was just one of many in the middle of what was a huge mess who just trusted those in the know would sort it out. So was it true that computor's time clock really couldn't count past 1999? If so that makes no sense. If that number was 9999 on a four digit read out, it would make sense to want to reset back to 0000.
mello yello Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Just not my head if that is OK. I was just one of many in the middle of what was a huge mess who just trusted those in the know would sort it out. So was it true that computor's time clock really couldn't count past 1999? If so that makes no sense. If that number was 9999 on a four digit read out, it would make sense to want to reset back to 0000. it wasnt so much the 1999 bit it was because most of the early programs used DD/MM/YY format for their dates some genius either at IBM or the CIA or NASA figured it was a good idea to save two bytes of memory space by removing the leading 19. Could have even been deliberate who knows some early COBOL and Assembler ( IBM) programs actually had 1987 as a end of shelf life placed into the program, midnight 1987 that program had to be replaced, so who knows, they may have been inspired by the urban legend of American Airlines who in 1987 alone saved $40,000 by eliminating just one olive from their salads
gone_bush Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 You are assuming a 4-digit readout. The problem was that, in problem cases, it was a 2-digit readout. So the year after 99 was 00. That would have lead to all sorts of problems as this year (00) is less than last year (99). And you cannot just put a "20" at the front. For example, assume we are back in the year 2000. A person's birth year shows as 00 - how old are they? They could be 100 years old. The solution is/was to go to a 4-digit year. The reason this wasn't done from the beginning was that computer memory was measured in KB not GB so every byte that could be saved was saved. Not saying that that was a good idea just that that was what happened. And yes, I was guilty of writing some programs in that manner.
mello yello Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Y2K was a joke it was even in the IT industry where some "managers" who didnt have a clue other than to err on the side of caution and cover their own arses while they sat at home watching the fireworks had guys (actually everybody) on 24/7 standby in "just in case" mode couldnt even have a drink ... it was KAOS probably the only day in the history of mankind that had the greatest number of sober technicians assembled on the one planet at the one time ... never again!!!!!!
mello yello Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 so yeah...probably not until December 31st 9999 will there ever be so much collective sobriety on this planet in any one industry ...and hey dont scoff, they will repeat the mistake, most programs are just sub modules of a host program, or a macro, by 9986 Windows will still be running on a DOS shell
Storm AV Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Myan2k.......about as easy to prove as the penrith/nepean panther, possibly seen a sasquatch lately!
Tweet Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 I tried on this Mayan watch the other day and now its stopped ticking. Is there any way to wind it up ? C.M
Guest Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) I tried on this Mayan watch the other day and now its stopped ticking. Is there any way to wind it up ? C.M Is it self winding? Perhaps try throwing it a bit? (Mucho Pitchu?? LOL). Edited December 23, 2012 by Guest
Tweet Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 Is it self winding? Perhaps try throwing it a bit? (Mucho Pitchu?? LOL). P.S........It was a joke ! I don't know, my talents are just thrown on the scrap heap without a giggle. Where's that chain saw ! C.M
Guest Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 P.S........It was a joke ! I don't know, my talents are just thrown on the scrap heap without a giggle. Where's that chain saw ! C.M So was my reply! LOL! Geddit?
Tweet Posted December 24, 2012 Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Bloody philipean! Is that a medical condition ? Sorry to hear that, but give it time it'll pass. . C.M Edited December 25, 2012 by Tweet
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