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Time Bomb Y2K

But what you pick up immediately is that the process of fixing a single computer program...

But what you pick up immediately is that the process of fixing a single computer program is
tedious and time consuming

Full Transcript

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But what you pick up immediately
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is that the process of fixing
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a single computer program is tedious and time consuming.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:39
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Spinning Nancy

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Movie Summary

An immersive, all-archival retelling of the "Y2K" millennium bug and the mass hysteria that changed the fabric of modern society.
Every one is unique - Time Bomb Y2K 00:10
Every one is unique
- (TELEPHONE RINGING) - (KEYBOARD CLACKING) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
- (TELEPHONE RINGING) - (KEYBOARD CLACKING)
Well actually, I was gonna try to get into something - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
Well actually, I was gonna try to get into something
(INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
(INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER)
Uh, it's a field in a program just called YR for year. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
Uh, it's a field in a program just called YR for year.
And the 99 means - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
And the 99 means
So these are the kinds of things that the various tools - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
So these are the kinds of things that the various tools
Just about everything we do - Time Bomb Y2K 00:18
Just about everything we do
- There it is. - (KEYBOARD CLACKS) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:12
- There it is. - (KEYBOARD CLACKS)
We can put a tiny little machine on Mars to roam around - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
We can put a tiny little machine on Mars to roam around
(LAUGHS) I mean, who were the programming geniuses - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
(LAUGHS) I mean, who were the programming geniuses
Programmers have been telling management - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
Programmers have been telling management
And management said that is outside - Time Bomb Y2K 00:12
And management said that is outside
♪ (INTRIGUING SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:13
♪ (INTRIGUING SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
So, the sheer expense of computing - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
So, the sheer expense of computing
That's when major businesses and government institutions - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
That's when major businesses and government institution...
And one of the most fateful cost-cutting measures - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
And one of the most fateful cost-cutting measures
♪ (INTRIGUING SYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
♪ (INTRIGUING SYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪
(BEEPING, ECHOING BUZZING) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:10
(BEEPING, ECHOING BUZZING)
BOB CRINGELY: If we dig still deeper, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:11
BOB CRINGELY: If we dig still deeper,