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0 pointsnaniwaduni3y ago0 comments

How does it help to create a Y100k problem by using fixed-width numerals with five digits, instead of using variable-width numerals like we normally do for years?

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texaslonghorn53y ago

exactly, it seems like a faulty solution to a problem that doesn't exist -- at present, we would say 900 and 1, not 0900 and 0001.

garbagetime3y ago

I believe the point is to try to get people to engage in long-term thinking.

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0 pointsnaniwaduni3y ago0 comments

How does it help to create a Y100k problem by using fixed-width numerals with five digits, instead of using variable-width numerals like we normally do for years?

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texaslonghorn53y ago

exactly, it seems like a faulty solution to a problem that doesn't exist -- at present, we would say 900 and 1, not 0900 and 0001.

garbagetime3y ago

I believe the point is to try to get people to engage in long-term thinking.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse