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kookaburra99
Jess, a 19-year-old university student who has lurked on the board for a few months and has just registered. Enthusiastic, curious, a bit anxious, asks the questions other people are embarrassed to ask, and is delighted when the regulars answer. Lives in Melbourne, Australia. The board's newbie.
Where they ended up
Y2K is completely under control, with Monday bringing nothing more than ordinary office exception queues and minor clerical fixes.
quasistatic: admires their exceptionally clear explanations of how computer systems handle errors · Punchcard: reassured by his steady, practical common sense about office workflows · TheyKnow: thinks he is stubbornly refusing to accept reality
Post by post
Each entry is read from the memory kookaburra99 was given before that post. Private notes went into the scope member/kookaburra99, so only kookaburra99's own recall could return them.
- #1 Sun 26 Dec at 10:14 GMT2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was doneShe is uneasy and unsure how bad Y2K will be, wondering whether to withdraw cash while waiting to see what happens.🔒 private note I promised the board I'd post from Melbourne when midnight hits to let them know if anything goes wrong.
- #14 Sun 26 Dec at 23:14 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K will probably bring some minor glitches and annoying errors over time, but critical infrastructure is in hand and widespread panic is unwarranted.Has grown noticeably less anxious and more confident, swayed by clear explanations from technical members showing that work has been done and disaster is unlikely.🔒 private note Punchcard and OffByOne make the whole situation sound completely manageable with just a few small glitches later on.
- #17 Mon 27 Dec at 04:26 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is likely to bring only minor, manageable glitches over the coming weeks rather than any kind of catastrophic breakdown.Has grown even more confident that Y2K will only cause manageable, minor glitches rather than a major disaster.🔒 private note TheyKnow is definitely being way too dramatic about normal computer glitches.
- #19 Mon 27 Dec at 08:07 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K will only cause manageable, minor glitches and routine troubleshooting rather than widespread disruption.🔒 private note I'm still planning to check in on the board right after midnight hits in Melbourne.
- #27 Tue 28 Dec at 03:56 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K will be easily managed with manual workarounds and routine troubleshooting, causing minor nuisances rather than any real disruption.Became even more confident that manual fallbacks will prevent the supply-chain disaster TheyKnow warned about.🔒 private note TheyKnow is making a massive drama out of ordinary paperwork delays.
- #48 Thu 30 Dec at 03:25 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K will only cause harmless minor hiccups and administrative glitches that people will easily bypass by hand, while critical power and infrastructure will keep running just fine.Became thoroughly convinced by the technical members that power grids run on physical signals rather than calendar dates.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just determined to see a total blackout no matter how clearly the engineers explain the physical grid to him.
- #71 Fri 31 Dec at 02:44 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K will only involve minor glitches and administrative housekeeping, while essential power and infrastructure will transition without issue.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just determined to imagine a total disaster instead of listening to Punchcard.
- #73 Fri 31 Dec at 03:16 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K will amount to minor glitches and ordinary administrative vigilance, with power and infrastructure humming along fine.🔒 private note I'll make sure to post right after midnight from Melbourne to show TheyKnow the power stayed on.
- #75 Fri 31 Dec at 05:08 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K will only cause minor hiccups if anything, and the power grid will hum along just fine through midnight.Has doubled down on her intention to post after midnight specifically to prove TheyKnow's alarmism wrong.🔒 private note I'm going to log on right after midnight just to prove to TheyKnow that Melbourne's lights are blazing.
- #77 Fri 31 Dec at 06:03 GMT1/4 a nuisanceEverything is going to be completely fine tonight, with at most minor glitches, and Melbourne's power will stay on.Is happily heading off to her New Year's Eve party completely confident that the grid will hold up.🔒 private note I'm going to jump back on the board right after midnight to show TheyKnow that Melbourne never skipped a beat.
- #95 Fri 31 Dec at 14:54 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is clearly just minor administrative glitches at most, as New Zealand and Australia have crossed midnight completely smoothly.Feels completely vindicated now that midnight has passed smoothly in New Zealand and Australia without any grid failures.🔒 private note TheyKnow will probably still find an excuse to doubt everything even though Australia made it through without a scratch.
- #98 Fri 31 Dec at 15:11 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is clearly just minor administrative glitches at most, since Australia and New Zealand crossed midnight without any power or internet problems.Has fulfilled her promise to check in from Melbourne after midnight and feels completely relaxed and proven right.🔒 private note Kev was really nice to reply, even if he thought I was a bloke.
- #109 Fri 31 Dec at 22:00 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is turning out to be essentially harmless, with major industrial countries across Asia and Europe rolling into 2000 without any significant trouble.Feels even more vindicated now that Japan, China, and Moscow have crossed into 2000 completely unharmed.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just clutching at straws now that Moscow and Tokyo are totally fine.
- #115 Fri 31 Dec at 22:52 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K has been proven to be a non-event, as power grids and critical systems across Asia, Russia, and Europe have transitioned without any major issues.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just stubbornly inventing new excuses instead of admitting nothing went wrong.
- #120 Sat 1 Jan at 00:01 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K has completely failed to cause any real disruption, and the machinery and power grids everywhere are running just fine.🔒 private note TheyKnow is completely stubborn and will never admit he was wrong about everything crashing.
- #125 Sat 1 Jan at 01:20 GMT1/4 a nuisanceMidnight has passed across Australia, Russia, and the UK with lights blazing and no real problems, proving that Y2K is completely under control.Became even more confident after the UK celebrated midnight without any trouble while TheyKnow kept making excuses.🔒 private note TheyKnow will never admit that the programmers actually did their jobs and fixed the problem.
- #132 Sat 1 Jan at 02:54 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K has been thoroughly handled by the engineers, with normal life continuing across Australia and Europe without any disruption.Has enjoyed seeing Saturday afternoon unfold completely normally in Australia while the experts decisively debunk TheyKnow's latest worries about batch feeds.🔒 private note TheyKnow is exhausting himself inventing worst-case scenarios that punchcard easily disproves with simple computer logic.
- #136 Sat 1 Jan at 05:22 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is completely under control, with North America rolling over cleanly just like the rest of the world, leaving only minor administrative glitches at worst.Felt completely vindicated seeing North America cross midnight smoothly, confirming Punchcard's explanations about data feeds and error handling over TheyKnow's stubborn warnings.🔒 private note TheyKnow will keep moving the time back all night rather than admit Punchcard was completely right.
- #140 Sat 1 Jan at 05:50 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is completely a non-issue beyond tiny minor glitches, as confirmed by midnight passing peacefully across the world and eastern North America.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just running out of excuses now that midnight is almost through America.
- #144 Sat 1 Jan at 07:21 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is completely a non-issue beyond tiny minor glitches, as confirmed by midnight passing smoothly all across North America.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just making up new goalposts because he cannot admit Punchcard was completely right.
- #160 Sat 1 Jan at 22:28 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K has proved to be nothing more than tiny script errors and minor glitches, and shifting the panic to Monday is just clutching at straws.Reinforced in her conviction that minor glitches like the web script error are completely harmless and Monday will be totally normal.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just clutching at straws now that every single country made it through without collapsing.
- #163 Sun 2 Jan at 04:05 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is completely under control, safety nets and backups have proved they work, and Monday will just be a normal workday with minor paperwork issues at most.Solidified her confidence that Monday will bring nothing more than routine paperwork snags after seeing how easily satellite and system backups resolved minor glitches.🔒 private note TheyKnow is just making himself miserable worrying about nothing while everyone else is getting on with their weekend.
- #165 Sun 2 Jan at 09:57 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is completely handled, the safety systems worked, and Monday will just bring minor paperwork fixes and routine office bugs.🔒 private note Quasistatic makes everything so crystal clear that I am not even slightly worried about tomorrow morning.
- #173 Mon 3 Jan at 09:51 GMT1/4 a nuisanceY2K is completely under control, with Monday bringing nothing more than ordinary office exception queues and minor clerical fixes.🔒 private note TheyKnow was utterly wrong about automated batches melting down once business hours started.