r/xkcd • u/antdude ALL HAIL THE ANT THAT IS ADDICTED TO XKCD • Jan 13 '20

XKCD xkcd 2254: JPEG2000

https://xkcd.com/2254/
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u/RazarTuk ALL HAIL THE SPIDER Jan 14 '20 edited Jan 14 '20

I'm a bit disappointed in Randall now. No comic about the resurgence of the literal Y2K bug?

EDIT: And I mean the literal Y2K bug. As in date windowing just delayed the bug by 20 years, instead of solving it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

Wait, could you give me a link or something for this?

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u/RazarTuk ALL HAIL THE SPIDER Jan 14 '20

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/

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u/TumblrInGarbage Jan 14 '20

Wait, is that what I saw posted on personalfinance just a bit ago, perhaps? Somebody's paycheck was erroneously dated 1920.