media consumer: say, what's all this "y-2-k" hullabaloo about?
The following quotes are from articles I read today:
"The so-called Y2K problem exists because many older computers and software programs recognize only the last two digits of the year and could mistakenly interpret "00'' as 1900."
"The Y2K bug could cause older computers, which may read only the last two digits of a year, to mistake 2000 for 1900, leading to errors or malfunctions over the turn of the year."
"The year 2000, or Y2K, problem occurs because some computer programs, especially older ones written to recognize only the last two digits of a year, might fail when the date changes from 1999 to 2000."
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WE KNOW!! STOP TELLING US IN *EVERY* STORY RELATED TO Y2K!!! geez.
Gomez was at the Fillmore last night. solid. Too bad I missed them.
Ozomatli has a new all flash site that's not nearly as cool as their old colorful, fun HTML site. It also makes it hard to link directly to anything on their site; like tour information.Complaining aside, these guys rock the house and they're going to be at the Fillmore in SF on October 29th.
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I might need one of these. probably.
Metagrrrl sent a fun box of plastic wonderment from Archie McPhee! Examining all of the magic goodies within is the perfect way to spend a Friday afternoon. Meg has already lined the office with plastic frogs, skulls, eyeballs, and more! Wind-up sharks are rolling across the floor! Thanks, Dinah!
I keep thinking about the tragedy in Japan and a scene from Akira Kurosawa's Dreams called Mount Fuji in Red. A nuclear plant worker says, "They told us human error was the only thing we needed to worry about..."
I've deranged things a bit here. It feels good to get some more space. I'm under construction. I wish I had a little yellow animated gif.
A live view of Lincoln.
