How a batch of tinned meat fostered fears of the millennium bug

Computer system errors led to huge costs for countries as they prepared for potential disaster

The Guardian
‘All people could do was hope the nerds would fix it’: the global panic over the millennium bug, 25 years on

Planes were going to drop out of the sky, nuclear reactors would explode. But then … nothing. What really happened with Y2K? People still disagree …

The Guardian
‘All people could do was hope the nerds would fix it’: the global panic over the millennium bug, 25 years on

Planes were going to drop out of the sky, nuclear reactors would explode. But then … nothing. What really happened with Y2K? People still disagree …

The Guardian

***PART 2 w/CHLOE SHERMAN!***

Hear the stories of ...

* her first photo show
* the Millennium, Dotcom, and queers moving on
* the pandemic and her own photo renaissance
* Renegades San Francisco: The 1990s

Up now at the link in our bio. Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all the podcast apps!

📸 Jeff Hunt

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