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Generator, flashlights, batteries, canned food. >> what do you think's going to happen? >> i think there's going to be riots. >> get ready. computer failures will shut down electric utilities, prison gates will swing open at midnight, terrorist attacks will occur in larger cities and wild dog packs will roam the streets. many of these books recommend stockpiling weapons as a precaution. >> i just wanted to be prepared in case anything happens for y2k. four seconds on the clock, down by one. championship on the line. erin "the sharpshooter" shanahan fakes left. she's outside of the key, she sho...

As a consumer without gatekeepers choosing things for you. you could decide, he wants that. and you'd get it. if you don't live in a big city, you can still get big city stuff. >> the worldwide computer network called the internet has inspired more movies than any big deal technological fad since the cb radio boom of the '70s. the internet itself however is definitely exploding. > it hit and within like two years, it's become so powerful. >> we're sitting on the most perfect beach in the world and all we can think about is. >> where can i hook up my modem. >> in 1999, we are culturally, social...

Dependent on the internet. >> in washington today a special senate committee is preparing to release a fairly alarming report on the y2k millennium problem. they call it one of the most serious and potentially devastating events the nation has ever effective countered. >> the brains of most computers, the chips that do the thinking have tiny built-in clocks. many registered the year with only the last two digits assuming the first two are always 19. >> the problem was not the computer would think that it's 1900. the problem was it wouldn't know what to do. it would just break down and go can't...

People the year 2000 is not a milestone as much as a sign of impending chaos. >> at home got lots of water. generator. flashlights. batteries. can ed food. i think there's going to be riots. many of these books recommend stockpiling weapons as a precaution. >> i just wanted to be prepared in case anything happens for y2k. time's up, insufficient we're on prenatal care.es. and administrative paperwork... your days of drowning people are numbered. same goes for you, budget overruns. and rising costs, wipe that smile off your face. we're coming for you, too. for those who won't rest until the wor...