Found on the back of monitor at car dealer

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ludixst@reddit

Really?! They couldn't use a four digit year?!

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nobody_smart@reddit

That is on the back of a flat screen monitor that is not 26 years old.

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Low_Cook_5235@reddit

In early 2000s the company I worked for was trying to install equipment at Best Buy headquarters and the network was so bad we had to postpone.

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CombatRedRover@reddit

It's pretty clear this is a sticker that's been moved around a good bit: monitors weren't in that form factor in 1999.

I spent the dreaded transition doing my best to get laid on Bourbon St, NOLA, before the BCS championship game.

Had to throw away those shoes and jeans when I got back home.

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RedditSkippy@reddit

I remember everyone was freaking about about this, but I don't remember hearing about any major problems.

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That’s because countless engineers worked crazy hours making sure everything was updated in time. Many, many companies had internal systems that were originally coded to use two-digit years, especially the ancient mainframes that were still powering critical financial and air traffic data.

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draggar@reddit

Systems work - why are we paying you?

Systems don't work - why are we paying you?

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When he passed away, we sold his stock pile of guns and ammunition for about $10,000