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2010 Bug Plagues Germany
krou writes "According the Guardian, some 30 million chip and pin cards in Germany have been affected by a programming failure, which saw the microchips in cards unable to recognize the year change. The bug has left millions of credit and debit card users unable to withdraw money or make purchases, and has stranded many on holiday. French card manufacturer Gemalto accepted responsibility for the fault, 'which it is estimated will cost €300m (£270m) to rectify.' They claim cards in other countries made by Gemalto are unaffected."
"Although some cash machines were quickly reconfigured to override the 2010 problem, many bank customers were forced to queue to withdraw cash over the counter. Germany's economics minister, Rainer Brüderle, urged banks to 'ensure that credit and bank cards function without problem as soon as possible, or to replace them immediately'." My gosh standing in line to get money is so 1980
It only took 65 years, but they finally got their revenge for those invasions. Subtle, the french are, very subtle and patient. Like mice.
Those who have telepathy have no need to RTFA.
Eye was going two say the same thing. They knead to insure they are spelling things the write weigh.
Damn Mayans and their inability to correctly predict the end of the world! It came two years early!
God invented whiskey so the Irish would not rule the world.
Which countries were made by Gemalto?
Gemalto accepted responsibility for the fault, 'which it is estimated will cost €300m (£270m) to rectify.'
I hope that money isn't in a German bank...
I'm a clod, you insensitive troll!
Planck units since the Big Bang is the only way! Let's see: ~5.4E-44 seconds per unit, ~1.37E10 years since the Big Bang ~= 2.53E53 decimal = 2A4359FEF2C78D94A50F53B75B35AA648000000000000 hex, which should take about 180 bits to store.
The bad news is that your patents will have expired by then. The good news is that the Y10K bug means that your patents will un-expire. So get your head jar ready, because you're gonna be RICH!
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My school did also. It's just a small one. They gave tours. It was really neat to look down into the core. Until I realized that I was looking down into the core.
I thought most large universities had one.
I find being offended by me offensive.