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Year 2000 problem (Y2K) (en.wikipedia.org)

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IDC calculated that the US spent an estimated $134 billion ($245 billion) preparing for Y2K, and another $13 billion ($24 billion) fixing problems in 2000 and 2001. Worldwide, $308 billion ($562 billion) was estimated to have been spent on Y2K remediation.

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was at a friend's NYE party from 1999 to 2000. Someone flipped the breaker off as the countdown hit zero and we had a proper 'oh shit' moment until our eyes adjusted and we could see a bit of light from the neighbors' peaking in (just one tiny window at the top of the wall as it was a basement).

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

That's hilarious