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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:36 PM Original message |
Daylight-Saving Switch May Cause Tech Woes (Mini Y2K?) |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe Congress should start READING |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. This is a good thing. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, it may/will affect existing devices, but it's not going to affect |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It's going to cost businesses and the phone company |
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Ouabache (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. They can hire a few hundred thousand Indian programmers |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Do you know how much free standing equipment will be affected? |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. As someone who works with time-based equipment, this was my first |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm glad all my clocks and software can be set manually! |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. How about your operating system? |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. We're gonna have it hard enough here in Indiana |
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UDenver20 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. Actually... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 10:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. You tell me just how this is going to save energy??? |
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UDenver20 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 09:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Well, since you asked so nicely... |
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Mr. Peanut (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Congress sticks its finger in your clocks |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. he can't sign anything! |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Congress |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. just a wee bit overblown. n/t |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-05 10:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well, maybe but there are many many millions of Microsoft GUIs in place |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 03:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Windows is relatively easy to fix |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 08:39 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I'm sure Microsoft would enjoy the profits |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I'd have thought OS X would adapt to this easily |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. That might work |
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Wabbajack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. This pisses me off |
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cubschicago (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 09:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Farmers n/t |
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Wabbajack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 10:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. If they want to wake with the sun. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
16. this is nothing like y2k |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
17. Planes will fall from the sky and Jesus will return, too. n/t |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
19. My husband and all the other computer programmers |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
24. Won't cause nearly the problems because the backends are usually GMT |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
27. Well, with the REPUKES in control of everything, you can be sure this will |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
30. Stupid morons never learn |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. The effects will be EVERY BIT as catastrophic as Y2K lol |
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bdot (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's gonna cause depression woes for me. |
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