thescrounger t1_ja9gqbt wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Reply to comment by Gopokes91 in Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91

AI wasn't really a thing then. It was about every computer in the world not working because of the millennium rollover. Turns out that was ... not the case.

trajectoriously t1_ja9krub wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:10 PM

It wasn't a thing because many, many programmers spent many, many hours making updates.
The problem was very real, the solution was boring.

IcebergSlimFast t1_ja9ohfj wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:33 PM

Can confirm. Spent many, many hours making updates: very real problem, incredibly boring solution.

onthefence928 t1_ja9vj2h wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:19 PM

many global problems have very boring solutions

Gopokes91 OP t1_ja9i2c1 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Ah, that makes more sense. Pardon my ignorance then.

Consensuseur t1_jaa8zye wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:51 PM

Thou art pardoned! Go forth and observe.