I was considered “brave” and “crazy” for offering to work that shift. People were losing their minds. It was the first time I realized how gullible the general public was. I was the calm in the storm. I reminded them that air was not controlled by a computer and we would survive. It would be like “camping nursing.” Midnight -NOTHING- and people felt stupid. I’m ready for that feeling again. It was priceless.
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But the computers could have gotten the date wrong.
You're telling me that didn't leave you terrified??
Lmao.
Well pretty much the exact same thing will happen in 2038, when Unix time hits the max signed integer.
Even if the system itself is 64 bit, some applications may be 32 bit.