Bob & Turbo: Solving the Y2K Problem
from Why Would You Ask That? Hosted by Why Would You Ask That?
In 1999, the clock was ticking down to midnight and not just a new year but a new millinium. Fearmongering and anxiety went hand in hand for anyone using tech— what would happen when the computers rolled over to the year 2000? Would the world come to a screeching halt, shuttered by a technological limitation caused by computer clocks rolling to 00? Would they be able to? This episode we invite a special guest! Rissa from fellow podcast The Krolmeister Sisters joins us with a personal tale of Y2K! In Memorium of Bob Bemer, without whom Turbo and the others wouldn't have had 20 years of work to build off of to fix the Y2K issue in the first place. February 8, 1920-June 22, 2004 CW: Racism, Anti-Semitism, Nazis, Hate Groups, Death, Mass Casualty, Tiny Mention of Covid, A Minute or Less Discussion of a Racial Slur, Religion, The Entire Episode is About Anxiety Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
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