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Time Bomb Y2K

I think a millennia from now people are gonnalook back and say, "Wow, the late 20th...

I think a millennia from now people are gonna
look back and say, "Wow, the late 20th century was really a great time to
be alive on this planet."

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I think a millennia from now
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people are gonna look back and say,
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"Wow, the late 20th century
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was really a great time to be alive on this planet."
Duration
9 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:55
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.
Now that I've gone on the internet, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
Now that I've gone on the internet,
JOHN PERRY BARLOW: Any human being can say - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
JOHN PERRY BARLOW: Any human being can say
It means that all of those - Time Bomb Y2K 00:13
It means that all of those
MAN: I think it's no accident - Time Bomb Y2K 00:15
MAN: I think it's no accident
It's the actual millennium itself - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
It's the actual millennium itself
It's like a magnet - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
It's like a magnet
So as you hit it right on the year 2000, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
So as you hit it right on the year 2000,
I want to get online. I need a computer! - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
I want to get online. I need a computer!
Computers that can handle millions of numbers a minute - Time Bomb Y2K 00:11
Computers that can handle millions of numbers a minute
It's a problem called the Millennium Bug - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
It's a problem called the Millennium Bug
We can't see the electronic calendar - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
We can't see the electronic calendar
The first two digits of the year, the 19, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
The first two digits of the year, the 19,
To save precious storage space, only the last two digits change. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
To save precious storage space, only the last two digits cha...
So when the year 1999 ends, virtually all computer calendars - Time Bomb Y2K 00:11
So when the year 1999 ends, virtually all computer calendars
And they're going to fall asunder - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
And they're going to fall asunder
REPORTER: Peter de Jager calls himself - Time Bomb Y2K 00:19
REPORTER: Peter de Jager calls himself
If we don't fix the programs, that's what happens. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
If we don't fix the programs, that's what happens.
If everybody listens to us, we'll bypass this. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
If everybody listens to us, we'll bypass this.
If everybody starts working on it, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
If everybody starts working on it,
What you have just communicated to me - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
What you have just communicated to me