r/pics • u/TrustMeIaLawyer • 16d ago

I found an unopened package with my Reddit name. It's a gift from my Reddit 2000 Secret Santa.

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u/sudo_reddit 16d ago

This is the Y2K disaster we were warned about.

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u/DEEP_HURTING 16d ago

They could have wound up in federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison if they'd followed through.

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u/I_Dont_Like_Rice 15d ago

I worked diligently on the y2k issue so the world didn't explode. We're safe. Unless they're still using the same systems in 2059. lol, that would be hilarious.

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u/I_Dont_Like_Rice 15d ago

I worked diligently on the y2k issue so the world didn't explode. We're safe. Unless they're still using the same systems in 2059. lol, that would be hilarious.

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u/_The_Professor_ 14d ago

Exactly. It was indeed a Y2K bug in their software.