Be Prepared the 2038 Computer Bug and Comet AG15 in 2040 Plus Asteroids

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    In 2000, we survived the dreaded Y2K computer threat -- but a similar doomsday theory is out there: the 2038 Bug.

    “In the first month of the year 2038 C.E. many computers will encounter a date-related bug in their operating systems and/or in the applications they run. This can result in incorrect and grossly inaccurate dates being reported by the operating system and/or applications,” said William Porquet, an IT systems administrator, who set up the Project 2038 website to help solve the issue.

    Porquet said the problem is easier to fix then Y2K, but the consequences would be disastrous if there is failure.

    “Starting at GMT 03:14:07, Tuesday, January 19, 2038, I fully expect to see lots of systems around the world breaking magnificently: satellites falling out of orbit, massive power outages (like the 2003 North American blackout), hospital life support system failures, phone system interruptions (including 911 emergency services), banking system crashes, etc.,” Porquet said on his website. “One second after this critical second, many of these systems will have wildly inaccurate date settings, producing all kinds of unpredictable consequences. In short, many of the dire predictions for the year 2000 are much more likely to actually occur in the year 2038!”

    Suppose the bug is fixed. It still doesn’t mean the world isn’t coming to an end. Just two years later, in 2040, doomsday may finally be upon us.

    The end of the world may be caused by the comet AG15 that scientists project will collide with the Earth in 2040; however, the space object has a 1 in 625 chance of hitting us.

    Welcome to The Year 2038 Bug Site

    Asteroids and Comets: (2011 AG15)

    Mayan Apocalypse 2012 Fail: When Is The End Of The World Really Coming? - IBTimes UK
     
  2. Mike L

    Mike L Very Senior Member

    News to me Clive, thanks for posting it.
    I suppose this a genuine threat and steps are in hand to correct it?
     
  3. Hebridean Chindit

    Hebridean Chindit Lost in review... Patron

    2038 bug - fascinating...

    Like y2k, they even had dishwashers checked for compatability, so it is possible someone, somewhere could make a mint here...

    With most technology being obsolete as soon as we even hear about it, and with most equipment (tending to) requiring replacement within three to five years, and with this much fore-knowledge...

    If they haven't got this in hand, we deserve to burn (them) in flames...

    Re asteroids... numerous scientists reckon we are overdue another big one, somewhat like the entire western-seaboard of the Americas, and the under-running of the eastern-Pacific... pickle, anyone...? (2012 film reference)
     
  4. LCplCombat

    LCplCombat Member

    He thinks we will be using todays computers in 2038?
     
  5. heidi xx

    heidi xx Discharged

    Load of bullsh/t! Pardon my French ladies and Gentlemen. Their bomb 22/12/12 fell through, now they want to save-face.
     
  6. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Looking at the number of them coming through at the moment we might not have to wait that long

    A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this weekend, just days after another space rock made an even closer approach to our planet.

    The 330-foot-wide (100 meters) asteroid 2013 ET will miss Earth by 600,000 miles (960,000 kilometers) when it zips by on Saturday (March 9). The space rock flyby will come just days after the 33-foot (10 m) asteroid 2013 EC approached within 230,000 miles (370,000 km) of us early Monday (March 4).

    Big Asteroid to Zoom By Earth This Weekend | 2013 ET | Space.com
     
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  7. DPas

    DPas Member

    Looking at the number of them coming through at the moment we might not have to wait that long

    A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this weekend, just days after another space rock made an even closer approach to our planet.

    The 330-foot-wide (100 meters) asteroid 2013 ET will miss Earth by 600,000 miles (960,000 kilometers) when it zips by on Saturday (March 9). The space rock flyby will come just days after the 33-foot (10 m) asteroid 2013 EC approached within 230,000 miles (370,000 km) of us early Monday (March 4).

    Big Asteroid to Zoom By Earth This Weekend | 2013 ET | Space.com

    Good topic!

    NEO Earth Close Approaches
     
  8. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  9. rockape252

    rockape252 Senior Member

    Hi,

    My 21 years old Amiga Computer will most likely still be working, but I doubt I will :)


    Regards, Mick D.
     
  10. Blutto

    Blutto Banned

    The only thing I'll be worrying about if I make it to 2040 is haemorrhoids, not asteroids!
     
  11. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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  12. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    Did some Y2k work. Contrary to some opinion it was a real threat - averted because a lot of people put a lot of effort in. One firm I visited had amongst other things a plant that had a huge continuous molten glass extrusion unit that pumped out a stream of the stuff 24/7. No one had thought to check if the microprocessors that controlled it were millennium proof. They weren't but having discovered this it was easy enough to replace them with ones that were, during a maintenance down period. Had this not been done it would have stopped at the stoke of midnight when the date changed to 2000 and the glass would have set clogging and ruining many millions worth of equipment and putting out of work a lot of people. Just one of thousands of similar sorts of issue world wide
     
  13. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Ditto and all i saw were IT contractors in 1998 living in rented accommodation and by the end of 1999 were living in their own 4 bed detached house with Porsche Boxster.


    a great time had by all
     
  14. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    For info if we survive this then another pops on the horizon



    Feared asteroid won’t hit earth for at least another 100 years, Nasa says

    A
    much-feared asteroid called Apophis is unlikely to hit Earth for at least another 100 years, Nasa has confirmed.

    Scientists have been concerned about Apophis, a 340-metre (1,100ft) chunk of space rock, after it was discovered in 2004.

    Its orbit has led to some worrying forecasts with one expert branding it a “poster child for hazardous asteroids”.


    The asteroid was predicted to come dangerously close to Earth in 2029 and again in 2036 but Nasa ruled these out.


    However there had been concerns of a potential collision in 2068.





    Feared asteroid won’t hit earth for at least another 100 years, Nasa says
     
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  15. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    Hey Clive, have the odds on AG15 lengthened? If I get down the bookies I could make a killing!

    Hmmmmm though, collecting the winnings may prove a little difficult.

    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.
     
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  16. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Jim its gone quite on the AG15 front
    either it is now no longer a threat or

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  17. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

  18. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

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  19. JDKR

    JDKR Member

    Thank goodness for Nostradamus. Will sleep easy tonight.
     
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  20. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    Must have slipped off the list somehow.



    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.

    P.S. May I point out that I am not the Jim as in "Jim of the "Asteroid Doomsday Countdown Clock"" notoriety!
     

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