
How Americans prepared for Y2K : NPR
2024年12月28日 · In December 1999, the world prepared for the impending global meltdown known as Y2K. It all stemmed from a seemingly small software glitch: Many older computer programs had coded dates using only...
Year 2000 problem - Wikipedia
The term year 2000 problem, also commonly known as the year 2000 bug, Y2K problem, Y2K scare, millennium bug, Y2K bug, Y2K glitch, or Y2K error or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of …
Is Y2K Still Trendy in 2025? - Y2K Zone®
2024年12月30日 · In 2025, Y2K isn't just a fad—it’s now a lifestyle that embraces everything from statement sunglasses to futuristic tech-inspired clothing. With this trend still going strong, fashion enthusiasts can explore both playful nostalgia and edgy modern twists. Keep reading to dive deeper into how Y2K fashion has adapted and where it’s headed!
Why is Y2K so popular again? - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
2024年4月12日 · The term rose to new popularity in 2020 when users on TikTok and Instagram began popularizing nostalgic early 2000s fashion styles as “Y2K.” Now, it has inspired a widespread revival in early 2000s staples such as velour tracksuits, ballet flats, tiny shoulder bags, crop tops, bedazzled shirts, denim and baggy jeans — trends which have ...
Y2K aesthetics are back, along with the era’s existential dread - CNN
2022年12月29日 · TLC's "No Scrubs" music vode showcased the futuristic, fantastical aesthetics that characterized Y2K style. The irony of examining current Y2K inspiration is that, like all trends, the style of...
If Y2K happened today, it would be far, far worse • The Register
2025年1月2日 · When Y2K hit, there was no AWS, no online streaming services, smartphones, or social media: Sure, we had the internet, but the world was nowhere nearly as constantly online as in 2025. Today, in the era of microservices, XaaS, edge computing, and "smart" tech reaching as far as connected air fresheners and cat litter boxes, the results could ...
25 years after Y2K: Then and now - Yahoo
2024年12月13日 · The Y2K bug. Ohio hunter to pay record-setting restitution . The glitch was expected to be the greatest global computer problem of our time. But it wasn’t.
As Confetti Rained on Times Square, Y2K Bug Was a No-Show
2024年12月31日 · Yes, the year 2000 software problem, known as Y2K, turned out to be a nonevent. That has led to a widely held view that it was a kind of manufactured crisis, a vastly overstated danger inflated...
Reflecting on Y2K, 25 years later | Here & Now - WBUR
2024年12月31日 · As the new century approached 25 years ago, Y2K swept the nation. It was a real crisis that the U.S. spent tens of billions of dollars solving, but it also sparked untrue hysteria about planes...
Y2K at 25: Panic, preparation and payoff - Mashable
2024年12月30日 · Hong Kong stockpiled food, Virgin America grounded flights, and the U.S. Federal Reserve printed $50 billion in extra money, all in preparation for a date change.