Survey: Y2k Bug, Hype or Horror?

[Zacko10000]

What do you think will happen with the Y2k bug? Is it just hype? Or will actually have major implications?

My personal view is that the Y2k bug is no more than hype created by the mass media and capitalism. I really doubt it will amount to anything more than a minor inconvienence, and on New Year's 1999, I plan to be surfing the internet, uninterrupted.

I think the thing that will do the most harm is not the bug itself, but people who are scared into believing it, by the media and those who stand to make a profit off this. Ignorance is a good tool to use to manipulate people, and realizing that there are many out there that are not computer savvy, means that there is a great crowd to exploit.

Finally, the most daunting truth about Y2k is that we, as a society (at least here in the US, as well as many nations abroad) have become dependent on computers. To even worry that such a problem could interrupt our lives really shows that we need computers, and that we can't easily function without them. In the future, I fear this trend will increase, and humans will hand more then ever before over to technology.

Zach

[OuTpaTienT]

You're gonna be surfing the web on New Year's Eve. Woohoo! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif Sorry, but it seems I've inherited the "smart-***" gene from my father. Truth is, I'll probably be doing the same. Kinda sad.

I guess if your married and settled down then hanging out at home is just fine. But I'm single and young (well, kinda young), maybe I'll tear myself away from this blasted machine and go hang out with real people.

I agree with you that the y2k thing is mostly hype. I do think there will be some problems, system failures here & there. But I don't think airplanes are going to be raining down out of the sky or anything. Most y2k issues have been dealt with (I hope).

[This message has been edited by OuTpaTienT (edited 12-15-1999).]

[jad1097]

HYPE!!!!!!
Unless everyone over reacts. Then we have a problem. I am not worried! Who really cares anyway? If anything we get to see how it used to be without computers, elec., etc... Worst case is I have to drive my car into a store and get what I need. NO joke!! I have friends who owns 100's of acres and have plenty of food water and of course WEAPONS!! One has a collection 100+ strong and going.
I lived though hurricane Andrew. No power ,water ,etc.. for three weeks or so.
Y2K no problem. Of course there is always the NWO to worry about or not?

[OuTpaTienT]

It's the NSA I'm worried about.

[Wraith]

If its really that bad as they say, my opinion is thats it masmedia hysteria. They just want to sell papers.

[Zacko10000]

The only reason I am going to go on the internet at Y2k is becuase I want to prove a y2k bug believing friend wrong... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[welsh wizard]

well ask yourself this , what is Y2K bug, its to do with dates mainly on docs dated in two digit format, 99 when it clicks over to 00 app thinks its now 1900 instead of 2000, the main ones this is going to affect is
A sloopy programers,( Macs, Atari's probably more don't have the problem)
B Insurance companies , banks , etc who now think your not born yet http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
also a lot of it is hype I have had guys in the workshop concerned about their old 386's and should buy a new one, would we check it out for complience, we find the system itself is good and will handle 2000 but the software they are running won't, also some software thats is 8 to 9 years old handle Y2K but later versions of same software don't. Mmmmm methinks is this deliberate inbiult obsolescence to make sure you upgrade?
WW

[reddog4629]

And what about the tens of thousands of grave stones people have already had 19-
carved into their markers and are still alive? Can't change that "written in stone" stuff. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[codybear]

this is something people have known about for many years...when I bought my first house in the late seventies the mortgage co ran into the problem http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif...the third world countries will experience problems and that will in some way spill over to us but for the most part my lights will come on and my phone will work and my toilet will flush and I will still have to work on the 3rd http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif

gotta admit it made alot of people a bunch of money

[bulb]

hype


-m@

[narayan]

hype, currently being used as a marketing tool. of course everything we buy now will be y2k compliant, but it is being used to sell electronics. please explain why you think capitalism is to blame. clearly it is (was) a plot to sell more computers, or a major oversight by the companies that we buy most of our software from. i think it is more of the "sell more computers/software" plot. to think that 2 or 3 years ago microsoft did not contemplate this situation is rediculous. "all lies lead to the truth" (x-files)

[Zacko10000]

Capitalism is a great system, don't get me wrong, but whenever a situation presents itself people try to make money off it (I don't have any real problem with this, I'm not a communist or anything). That's all I meant by that, the Y2k bug was an excellent way to make a profit, and many took advantage of it. Those who latched on to this opertunity, echoed the message of Y2k chaos, along with the messages from our mass media. Capitalism is not a cause in itself, it only reinstates the message created by the media for marketing purposes. I see many of my fellow students who are afriad of the y2k bug (despite what I try to tell them...), and whose families have bought many provisions. I ask them where they got this information, that most common responses I've got, are the media, and propaganda spread by a sector in corperate america.

Zach

[Wiz]

hype. Think about it, computer "experts" tell us that computers will think that they have not been updated in 100 years, and will crash and burn, but if they think it is 1900, then they will think they wont have to be updated for 100 years, therefore nothing will happen

[Ygor]

So will the computers that think it's 1900 be on daylight saving time?

[welsh wizard]

Ygor if the sys thinks it's 1900 reset it and tell it's 1972 , I think thats the right year but then a Monday in 72 will corra with a Monday in 2000, if you can live with the year being wrong your OK but if you are a insurance comp, then you need the right year.
WW
By the way year is out of my mem, so double check it.
WW

[Ygor]

I was just having fun, mine complies. Still getting used to these graphics, didn't think to assign the smiley face as I wasn't starting a new thread!

[AQR8]

It's been great for the business community. Capitalism is great and can become really effective with the benefit of so much free advertising. Most will be unaffected save some minor glitches. Some of the applications folks are running might be different. Overall, I don't see it to be a big problem. Hype.