minus-squareschteph@lemmy.worldtoCool Guides@lemmy.ca•A cool guide some special panicslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIt was kinda a hoax. Not the problem itself, it did exist, but everything in 1999 was “y2k compliant”. Especially things that couldn’t be affected by the issue (like toasters and what have you). It was not a hoax, but it was hoax adjacent. linkfedilink
minus-squareschteph@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What YouTubers did you used to watch back then but not anymore?linkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWhat happened with the electricity thing an self driving cars? linkfedilink
It was kinda a hoax. Not the problem itself, it did exist, but everything in 1999 was “y2k compliant”. Especially things that couldn’t be affected by the issue (like toasters and what have you).
It was not a hoax, but it was hoax adjacent.