Why does Dalí Clock "break" at midnight of Y2K
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I remember not really getting the worry and thought it was all over blown and then I was right. Admittedly out of ignorance but I did feel superior.
the fact that nothing happened doesn’t mean it was overblown. the fact that nothing happened means all the engineering effort and sleepless nights that went into the problem were well-spent
prevention that succeeds so completely to prevent a disaster that you don’t even notice is just a job very well done: not evidence that the disaster wasn’t real or very dangerous
Nice