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Time Bomb Y2K

(MONITOR BEEPING) - ♪ (SUSPENSEFULSYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ But this is muchworse than we...

(MONITOR BEEPING) - ♪ (SUSPENSEFUL
SYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ But this is much
worse than we thought because billions of
computer chips out there have a time sequence as
part of their programs

Full Transcript

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But this is much worse than we thought
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because billions of computer chips out there
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have a time sequence as part of their programs.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:37
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.
Imagine how many things are now run with computer chips - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
Imagine how many things are now run with computer chips
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC BUILDS) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC BUILDS) ♪
- ♪ (MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY) ♪ - (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
- ♪ (MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY) ♪ - (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
It seems unbelievable, but it's only 535 days from now. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
It seems unbelievable, but it's only 535 days from now.
At the stroke of midnight, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
At the stroke of midnight,
It is a complex test that requires us all - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
It is a complex test that requires us all
Every government agency, every university, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:17
Every government agency, every university,
This is clearly one of the most - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
This is clearly one of the most
More than anything else, the year 2000 problem - Time Bomb Y2K 00:11
More than anything else, the year 2000 problem
Earlier this year, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:17
Earlier this year,
(CHUCKLES) ...out of retirement and take this on, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
(CHUCKLES) ...out of retirement and take this on,
(CHUCKLES) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
(CHUCKLES)
We are at the White House. We're here with John Koskinen. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
We are at the White House. We're here with John Koskine...
You've been known in papers and articles as the Y2K czar. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
You've been known in papers and articles as the Y2K cza...
JOHN KOSKINEN: Well, I'd say, in a way, I suppose, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
JOHN KOSKINEN: Well, I'd say, in a way, I suppose,
And if it doesn't go well, they'll say - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
And if it doesn't go well, they'll say
Has to be a fair amount of pressure, though, you must admit - Time Bomb Y2K 00:13
Has to be a fair amount of pressure, though, you must admit
- ♪ (TENSE SYNTH MUSIC FADES) ♪ - (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
- ♪ (TENSE SYNTH MUSIC FADES) ♪ - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
All you can say for sure right now - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
All you can say for sure right now
But also there are a lot of people working very hard - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
But also there are a lot of people working very hard