Bugger

After years being prepped for the 4-minute nuclear holocaust warnings I only just found out five minutes ago that there's a doomsday on it's way in less than five.

At least it gives me chance to give my arse goodbye. Toodle-oo.

Hello... is anybody there?

Apparently the lost prophets have gone RuggerBoy,

Who' going to sort out the Lions and the HEC now?

Bugger is that thing you pick from your nose when sitting in your car at a light when you think no one is looking.

You honestly think a dragon from Mexico is going to come and blow up the world? The American Border Control Officers will intercept him when he flies north into the US and put him in jail for carrying drugs or illegal entry. Maybe this 'dragon destroys the world' stuff worked in the days of pyramids and primitive peoples. The poor critter has no idea what's in store for him.

Sadly, this dragon is screwed. Probably will end up on a plate in a New York restaurant as dragon steaks (rare or medium rare only) or dragon burgers at McDonalds. Or dragon burgers with cheeese. And, yes, Mike Phillips will be beat up in front of that McDonalds, too.

It seems the next likely end of the world will happen in 2038 when 32-bit computer systems will time-wrap.

Check wiki for "Year_2038_problem".

It seems to me that this is more likely to cause serious issues than the Y2K farce since it is a hardware problem and not a "fixable" software issue. And since 32-bit Unix systems are more stable and viable for commercial embedded systems such as air traffic control and warhead deployment devices and hence more likely to cause actual issues than some dodgy Windows desktop apps, or a Mayan Calendar.

Luckily I plan to be dead before 2038 anyway and should I still be around then watching the world spectacularly end via my predicted method will simply be satisfying.

This might be particularly of note to those guys who run the stadium clock in Dunedin who can't get the end of the game right when the Mayan Calendar and 32-bit Unix is still in full flow.

Right before Wales are due their next test win as well, thats the breaks eh!

PSW

ThePantomimeVillain wrote:It seems the next likely end of the world will happen in 2038 when 32-bit computer systems will time-wrap.

Check wiki for "Year_2038_problem".

It seems to me that this is more likely to cause serious issues than the Y2K farce since it is a hardware problem and not a "fixable" software issue. And since 32-bit Unix systems are more stable and viable for commercial embedded systems such as air traffic control and warhead deployment devices and hence more likely to cause actual issues than some dodgy Windows desktop apps, or a Mayan Calendar.

Luckily I plan to be dead before 2038 anyway and should I still be around then watching the world spectacularly end via my predicted method will simply be satisfying.

This might be particularly of note to those guys who run the stadium clock in Dunedin who can't get the end of the game right when the Mayan Calendar and 32-bit Unix is still in full flow.

To be fair if anyone is still using 32-bit systems in 2038 they deserve everything they get.

apocoholic. constantly awaiting the end of the world

Effervescing Elephant wrote:

ThePantomimeVillain wrote:It seems the next likely end of the world will happen in 2038 when 32-bit computer systems will time-wrap.

Check wiki for "Year_2038_problem".

It seems to me that this is more likely to cause serious issues than the Y2K farce since it is a hardware problem and not a "fixable" software issue. And since 32-bit Unix systems are more stable and viable for commercial embedded systems such as air traffic control and warhead deployment devices and hence more likely to cause actual issues than some dodgy Windows desktop apps, or a Mayan Calendar.

Luckily I plan to be dead before 2038 anyway and should I still be around then watching the world spectacularly end via my predicted method will simply be satisfying.

This might be particularly of note to those guys who run the stadium clock in Dunedin who can't get the end of the game right when the Mayan Calendar and 32-bit Unix is still in full flow.

To be fair if anyone is still using 32-bit systems in 2038 they deserve everything they get.

Ever tried to run a project to replace thousands of bespoke systems on embedded microprocessors in a critical, lethal, maximum clearance and 0 downtime installation? If you don't start now then 2038 starts looking awfully big in the window. For starters it's a political nightmare. For instance you are asking nuclear power stations that technically will be reaching end of life by then to replace critical systems at huge cost and no benefit on the off chance that their life needs to be extended (which they will).

This is aside from the cost of actually figuring out where they are actually in use and whether or not this poses a problem.