[Lurker]

Fuck

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/article...entid=16367514

[flophousefloozie]

Apparently no one has died outside of Mexico, and some have made full recoveries. So....that's a good sign...

[joe11121]

Originally Posted by Lurker

Fuck

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/article...entid=16367514

Yes, shit. It's in NY now. That's really close to me... but, yes. flophousefloozie did mention that no people have died outside of Mexico. So that is a really good sign. Well, not if you live in Mexico.

[Dead-Air]

Originally Posted by summer

While I appreciate the rest of your post, WHAT are you talking about here? What would have actually happened during Y2K, I mean, huh?

A massive computer failure that would have wiped out infrastructure including possibly power-grid. I don't think the world was ever in danger of ending, but if the corporations and governments hadn't done massive reprogramming in paranoia, there would have been huge messes all over society. Again, it looks like nothing now, because they did prepare for it and thus nothing major happened.

[Lurker]

And apparently there's been something like 1000 infections so if there's roughly a 1 in 10 chance of dieing then that's not too bad.

[summer]

Originally Posted by Dead-Air

A massive computer failure that would have wiped out infrastructure including possibly power-grid. I don't think the world was ever in danger of ending, but if the corporations and governments hadn't done massive reprogramming in paranoia, there would have been huge messes all over society. Again, it looks like nothing now, because they did prepare for it and thus nothing major happened.

I just don't understand, is our society really that dependent on technology? I mean a computer crashes, so what? Especially in 1999?

[Theremin]

Planes would've fallen out of the sky.

[Derek]

Hospitals would have been fucked also.

[Danny Himself]

It's in Scotland now. Yikes.

[flophousefloozie]

Originally Posted by summer

I just don't understand, is our society really that dependent on technology? I mean a computer crashes, so what? Especially in 1999?

You must have been quite young in 2000. It was a serious threat.

[DeadDiscoDildo]

Originally Posted by summer

I just don't understand, is our society really that dependent on technology? I mean a computer crashes, so what? Especially in 1999?

You're kidding, right?

Just think of how people get all crazy when their power goes out for a few hours and they can't watch tv or use electricity...x10.

[SYRFox]

This is why we should never have cooked bacon

[automatic bzooty]

but we need bacon, it's vital to life.

[Danny Himself]

push butan

receive bacon

[SYRFox]

Originally Posted by automatic bzooty

but we need bacon, it's vital to life.

Say you like it
Say you need it
When you don't

[DeadDiscoDildo]

Oh shit it's in Ohio now too!

Looks like it's only killing the mexicans though, whoopie!!!!!!

THATS FER TOOKIN OWOUR JERBS!

[summer]

Originally Posted by flophousefloozie

You must have been quite young in 2000. It was a serious threat.

Well you're right I was only 9 at the time >.> But still, it seems like, how pathetic do you have to be? It would have been fixed eventually even if it did happen, so..

[Dead-Air]

The only point I was making is there was a potential crisis and the world actually dealt with it, turning it into a non-story for the rest of history. Funny how that goes.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Danny Himself

It's in Scotland now. Yikes.

Shit. I live in Scotland!

[floatingslowly]

don't worry, humans will still be here.

it's nearly impossible to infect madagascar.

one whiff of super-virus, and it's "PORT'S CLOSED".