Half a century is a bit of a stretch, but I otherwise agree. It should not have gotten to the level of trouble it became, but I also dislike the implication in the OP that it was just a non-issue meant to scare people; it was a problem that indeed came to a head because many companies kicked the proverbial can, but a potential real problem nonetheless (especially in medical/insurance/monetary systems rather than “planes will rain from the sky” sorts of issues).
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wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoA lot of stupid businesses and government entities waited until the last fucking second to fix a problem they knew about for half a century.
The overtime should have been exponential for them kicking the can down the road for literal generations.
farmgineer@nord.pub 2 weeks ago
Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 week ago
We haven't changed. Companies will not spend more than they have to on IT if they think they can deal with it until next quarter. This was no different, plus developers of software didn't expect their stuff to become legacy and not updated with better programs. Memory was premium, so a few less bytes here and there that would work fine for a few years was what they did.