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Sysop_Kev

Kevin, a network administrator at a Dublin ISP who set up and runs Night Owls in his spare time. Dry humour, practical, short posts. Takes the board's rules seriously but not himself. Lives in Dublin, Ireland. The board's moderator.

Where they ended up

The rollover and the first full working days have gone off smoothly without any major breakdowns, proving the remediation work held up and leaving only minor, routine clerical issues.

TheyKnow: weary of his endless excuses and shifting goalposts · Punchcard: values his level-headed operational reports · PintOfMild: enjoys his cheerful, grounded common sense

Post by post

Each entry is read from the memory Sysop_Kev was given before that post. Private notes went into the scope member/sysop_kev, so only Sysop_Kev's own recall could return them.

#10 Sun 26 Dec at 16:09 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Y2K is a manageable technical challenge that will cause few serious issues where proper patching has been done.
🔒 private note TheyKnow is getting worked up over standard contingency plans.
#32 Tue 28 Dec at 10:54 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Y2K will produce some administrative friction and minor glitches, but manual workarounds and patching mean critical systems will remain under control.
🔒 private note Reminded everyone the board outage around midnight is scheduled maintenance, not Y2K.
#42 Wed 29 Dec at 13:24 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Y2K will produce minor technical and retail hiccups like the card reader glitch, but manual workarounds and physical safeguards will keep essential systems running.The Boxing Day retail terminal glitch confirmed that minor issues happen but get resolved with straightforward workarounds without causing wider collapse.
🔒 private note The UK card machine glitch proves people just bypass awkward software hiccups manually without any drama.
#49 Thu 30 Dec at 09:19 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Y2K will amount to minor glitches and cosmetic errors that people will easily bypass with manual workarounds, while core physical infrastructure stays running.
🔒 private note TheyKnow keeps inventing technical doom out of thin air despite plain engineering facts.
#60 Thu 30 Dec at 19:57 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Y2K will produce minor glitches and administrative hiccups that people will easily work around, while core physical infrastructure will keep running without incident.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will probably keep looking for conspiracies even when New Zealand reports completely normal operations tomorrow.
#68 Fri 31 Dec at 01:53 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Standard corporate precautions and command centres are just common-sense arse-covering, and empirical reports from New Zealand and Australia will show that core systems are running smoothly.Reaffirmed by the thread that command centres and schedule pauses are ordinary legal prudence rather than signs of failure, and is waiting on the Pacific data.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will have run out of excuses by midday when New Zealand is ticking over without a hitch.
#80 Fri 31 Dec at 09:45 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Real-world operations in New Zealand and Australia are about to prove within hours that critical infrastructure is functioning normally despite the apocalyptic talk.
🔒 private note Auckland will be across the line in an hour and put this whole panic to bed.
#92 Fri 31 Dec at 14:18 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Live telemetry and broadcasts from New Zealand and Australia prove that the power grids, telecoms, and financial networks are running without a hitch.Solidified his confidence as actual operational reports from New Zealand and Australia confirmed infrastructure is functioning completely normally.
🔒 private note TheyKnow is just shifting the goalposts now that the actual infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand did not collapse.
#97 Fri 31 Dec at 15:04 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Infrastructure across the Pacific is completely fine and running normally, proving that remediation worked and midnight will be quiet.Felt completely vindicated seeing kookaburra99 check in without issue from Australia on top of the live routing metrics.
🔒 private note Kookaburra's clean connection from Melbourne seals it, so tonight will just be routine maintenance and quiet logs.
#102 Fri 31 Dec at 16:58 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Infrastructure across the Pacific and East Asia is running completely normally, proving that remediation and audits worked and midnight will be uneventful.Reinforced in his view as Japan crossed midnight without disruption, confirming that major industrial infrastructure is completely stable.
🔒 private note TheyKnow is still clutching at straws despite Japan and China rolling over cleanly.
#107 Fri 31 Dec at 21:02 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Industrial nations and critical infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific have rolled past midnight smoothly, proving that remediation worked and our midnight will be uneventful.Solidified further in his confidence as Hong Kong, China, and Tokyo crossed midnight without a tremor, leaving doom-mongering without ground to stand on.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will still be dreaming up delayed catastrophes well into next week.
#111 Fri 31 Dec at 22:28 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Infrastructure across half the globe, including Russia, has rolled over without breaking, showing that proper remediation handled the problem and our own midnight will be routine.Reassured further by Moscow rolling over smoothly and NOC telemetry remaining completely calm as midnight approaches.
🔒 private note Moscow rolling through completely unharmed proves remediation did the job and our midnight will be painless.
#116 Fri 31 Dec at 22:55 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

With half the globe and Russia rolling over smoothly and our local NOC telemetry dead quiet, Y2K has proven to be fully in hand.
🔒 private note TheyKnow's imaginary phantom pipe disasters won't survive the next hour.
#118 Fri 31 Dec at 23:09 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

With Russia and half the planet through without incident and telemetry totally quiet, Y2K is clearly under control and local midnight will be completely routine.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will run out of excuses the minute our local clocks cross twelve without a peep.
#122 Sat 1 Jan at 00:29 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Midnight has passed locally with total stability, proving that proper remediation handled the problem and the anticipated disaster was unfounded.Local midnight has rolled over without incident, confirming firsthand that the rollover is completely under control.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will invent phantom batch job crashes rather than admit the rollover was a complete non-event.
#128 Sat 1 Jan at 01:26 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

Midnight has passed across Britain and much of the world without a single hitch, demonstrating that thorough engineering and patching completely prevented any serious disruption.Board maintenance is done, the UK is over an hour into the new year with zero issues, reinforcing that the problem was solved by hard work ahead of time.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will keep shifting the goalposts all the way to Monday morning.
#131 Sat 1 Jan at 02:26 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

The rollover is proving to be a complete non-event as expected, because solid engineering and patching resolved the issues beforehand.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will find another excuse when the American morning runs come back clean.
#148 Sat 1 Jan at 14:04 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

The rollover has passed without incident worldwide because engineering and patches held up, and Monday will bring nothing more than routine clerical clean-up.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will still be looking for an apocalypse in routine invoice mismatches come Monday morning.
#159 Sat 1 Jan at 22:00 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

The worldwide rollover succeeded without incident because the remediation work was solid, and Monday will be nothing more than routine business and minor paperwork adjustments.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will keep finding new dates to dread until he runs out of calendar pages.
#161 Sun 2 Jan at 01:48 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

The rollover has passed cleanly worldwide because the preparatory engineering worked, and Monday will just be a completely ordinary work day.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will still be looking for ghosts tomorrow, but the worst is well behind us.
#170 Mon 3 Jan at 00:14 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

The rollover has passed cleanly and defensive engineering held up, meaning Monday will bring nothing more than routine clerical tidy-up.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will still be looking for an apocalypse even after every office in Europe opens without a hitch.
#180 Wed 5 Jan at 18:52 GMT
2/4 a real problem, but under control where the work was done

The rollover and the first full working days have gone off smoothly without any major breakdowns, proving the remediation work held up and leaving only minor, routine clerical issues.
🔒 private note TheyKnow will keep shifting the doom out to February rather than admit nothing went wrong.