In 2038 we’ll likely be weaving tales for our grandkids about how we used to instant message with paper notes instead of our brainwaves and how, when we were really little, stereos were once considered nice furniture pieces. They may be especially interested because, if Richard Wilcox is right, all the really important computers just dialed back to 1901.
Couldn’t say Wilcox didn’t give us ample warning. This link is supposed lead to a post he made in 2003, describing how our 32-bit world is destined to crash on a level a bit more catastrophic than the trumped up worries of December 1999. Unfortunately, due to an unexpected surge from Reddit users recently discovering the post themselves, Earthlink has pulled the plug for exceeding monthly traffic allotment.
Impending crises need at least a 30 year run-up—we knew there’d be an energy crisis for at least that long, right?
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