These are the lost websites that millennials are still missing
Legendary guitarist John Sykes lost his battle with cancer and succumbed to death on Monday, January 20, aged 65. Danielle ...
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25 years later: Vanderbilt computer science professor looks back at Y2K
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The year 2000 (Y2K) problem, also known as the millennium bug, was a major source of computer concerns 25 years ago. It was expected to cause computers to fail and lead ...
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It seems funny now, but 25 years ago Y2K paranoia had many fearing the worst
It was New Year's Eve, 1999, and anxiety over potential Y2K doomsday scenarios about to be unleashed in the new year was real. Anything relying on automation — from the electrical grid to ...
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‘Our Own Little Y2K’: LA Sheriff’s Dispatch System Down After New Year’s Day Computer Crash
“It’s our own little Y2K,” a sheriff’s deputy told the LA Times. The crash occurred just a few hours before midnight on Tuesday, spurring problems with the department’s ability to handle ...
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Unearthing their Y2K time capsule, Maryland millennials revisit childhood
Y2K bug — meaning the possible inability of computers to handle the year’s new zeros. Claire was pretty sure her 10-year-old self hadn’t been worried about any of that. She remembered the ...
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Y2K, 25 Years Later: How TV News Exacerbated the Apocalypse That Never Was
Simply put, many feared January 1, 2000, would bring mass chaos. Television news contributed to Y2K fears, often running features on survivalists who were unplugging and isolating from society in ...
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A Voter ID Card Does Not Guarantee Right To Vote: Delhi Election Officer
The Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, is conducting a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls with the qualifying date set as January 1, 2025, a statement said on Tuesday, highlighting the CEO's ...
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The sound of Y2K: 25 years on, what was charting in NZ that summer?
Cast your mind back to the halcyon summer days of 1999. The world was worrying about the Y2K Bug – Aotearoa even had its own “Y2K readiness commissioner” and $2.5 million campaign - and New ...
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Reflecting on Y2K, 25 years later
The U.S. spent tens of billions of dollars solving the computer glitch, but Y2K also sparked untrue hysteria ... The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google's ...
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It is 25 years since the Y2K panic: Do you remember it?
For people over the age of 30, the Y2K panic of 1999 was a real concern. It seems silly now, but for many people a quarter century ago, it was the dawn of an impending global meltdown. The tension ...
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Nashville Then: Tennessee survives Y2K scare 25 years ago
Many others simply celebrated. A quarter century ago, as 1999 neared 2000, Y2K was all the buzz. Local, state and federal officials all predicted a smooth transition. Area disaster officials said ...
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Looking for New Year's Eve fun in Stark County? Here's some party options
Don't fret. Stark County has options. The Auricle in downtown Canton will recall the Y2K hysteria of 1999 with hit songs of the era. Krackpots Comedy Club in downtown Massillon has co-headliners.