On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:11:39 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> On 7/12/2012 7:25, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> Then Y2K failed to happen (as a catastroph)
> 
> I've never been able to figure out whether this should be "Then Y2K
> failed to happen" or "Thus Y2K failed to happen".

Clearly Y2K happened, since it's 2012.

The predicted Y2K computing technology disaster is what failed to 
happen.  Planes failed to fall from the sky, the power grid failed to 
fail, the phones kept working.

Society failed to fall into a dark age due to technology failures.

Jim

Post a reply to this message