The end of the world....
Derek Trotter
expat.arizonan at gmail.com
Sat Dec 22 18:26:01 MST 2012
That's how it turned out with the y2k bug. It was discovered in 1969
and it wasn't until 1999 that it was fixed.
On 12/22/2012 06:21 PM, keith smith wrote:
>
> Now that is funny!!
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Sat, 12/22/12, Derek Trotter /<expat.arizonan at gmail.com>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Derek Trotter <expat.arizonan at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: The end of the world....
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
> Date: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 4:05 PM
>
> Anyone still using vulnerable software will wait until June 2037.
> Then
> there will be a mad rush to fix the software and programmers yet
> to be
> born will make a fortune.
>
> On 12/22/2012 11:40 AM, Brian Cluff wrote:
> > It's a little more complicated than just switching to a bigger
> number.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
> >
> > Brian Cluff
> >
> > On 12/22/2012 10:49 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> >> what... they haven't fixed it yet?
> >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM, keith smith
> <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com </mc/compose?to=klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>
> >> <mailto:klsmith2020 at yahoo.com
> </mc/compose?to=klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Well Y2K didn't get us. Mayan calendar didn't get us.
> >>
> >> Doesn't the Unix clock stop at 2038? -- 2028 is only 25 years
> >> away........
> >>
> >> The year 2038 problem may cause some computer software to
> fail at
> >> some point near the year 2038. The problem affects all
> software and
> >> systems that both store system time as a signed 32-bit integer
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------
> >> Keith Smith
> >>
> >> --- On *Sat, 12/22/12, Stephen /<cryptworks at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=cryptworks at gmail.com>
> >> <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=cryptworks at gmail.com>>>/* wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=cryptworks at gmail.com>
> >> <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=cryptworks at gmail.com>>>
> >> Subject: Re: The end of the world....
> >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list"
> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
> </mc/compose?to=plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
> >> <mailto:plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
> </mc/compose?to=plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>>>
> >> Date: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 9:33 AM
> >>
> >> :-P
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Michael Havens
> >> <bmike1 at gmail.com </mc/compose?to=bmike1 at gmail.com>
> <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> MAN! Can't I cut a break?
> >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 5:26 AM, Stephen
> >> <cryptworks at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=cryptworks at gmail.com>
> >> <http://mc/compose?to=cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Unless I totally t I cmissed something. Worst
> apocalypse
> >> ever...
> >>
> >> On Dec 21, 2012 9:10 PM, "Brian Cluff"
> >> <brian at snaptek.com
> </mc/compose?to=brian at snaptek.com>
> >> <http://mc/compose?to=brian@snaptek.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Patience... there's still a few hours left...
> >>
> >> Brian Cluff
> >>
> >> On 12/21/2012 08:24 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
> >>
> >> welp... it is now 8:30.... I think the
> >> destruction of the world isn't
> >> coming. I can't be so lucky!
> >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM,
> Michael Havens
> >> <bmike1 at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=bmike1 at gmail.com>
> >> <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>
> >> <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=bmike1 at gmail.com>
> >> <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Walmart is so gracious to me! I
> have that
> >> day off so I can greet the
> >> end with open arms!
> >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> prevent
> >> you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you
> hit the
> >> snooze button.
> >>
> >> Stephen
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