Actually, for some companies Y2K was a real problem but they didn't publicize their difficulties since they resulted from using programs they'd long since lost the source code or compilers for or never had to begin with because their software was COTS.

Already we're seeing in this century a repeat of the same mistake. How many times in the last 19 years have you seen forms (e.g. online forms) where they ask for the date and only accept a 2 digit year?

However, because of the climate crisis and humanity's inaction we're not likely to have to deal with the Y2K problem in 2100. Ever been to New Zealand and Alaska and seen how far back the glaciers (those remaining) have receded in the last 20 years? I have.

Ever been to the highlands of Hawaii Island and found that in the last 40 years half the endemic species of birds have gone extinct because avian malaria is climbing to higher elevations because mosquitos survive higher and higher up the mountains. I have.

Global heating is real and the evidence faces us every day. So just like Y2K we can ignore and pay the consequences.

Actually, for some companies Y2K was a real problem but they didn't publicize their difficulties since they resulted from using programs they'd long since lost the source code or compilers for or never had to begin with because their software was COTS.

Already we're seeing in this century a repeat of the same mistake. How many times in the last 19 years have you seen forms (e.g. online forms) where they ask for the date and only accept a 2 digit year?

However, because of the climate crisis and humanity's inaction we're not likely to have to deal with the Y2K problem in 2100. Ever been to New Zealand and Alaska and seen how far back the glaciers (those remaining) have receded in the last 20 years? I have.

Ever been to the highlands of Hawaii Island and found that in the last 40 years half the endemic species of birds have gone extinct because avian malaria is climbing to higher elevations because mosquitos survive higher and higher up the mountains. I have.

Global heating is real and the evidence faces us every day. So just like Y2K we can ignore and pay the consequences.

In fact glaciers have been in retreat since 1850 which was the end of the Little Ice Age (which lasted 300 years). This appears to be a natural part of the cycle and there's nothing unusual about it. The problem arises when you identify a natural phenomenon and then attribute that to some random behaviour because it happens to fit your argument. The mosquito problem is a classic example. Maybe it is because of global warming? But maybe it's because of the disuse of DDT? Or maybe it's something else?