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Both men had decades of experience in the industry, and had just finished the grueling (though occasionally lucrative) work of preparing for the new millennium by staving off the Y2K bug that threatened to cause widespread damage to systems worldwide. Though largely remembered today, much to the chagrin of those involved, as an overreaction or worse, a hoax the Y2K bug was real, and the potential costs massive. They were avoided thanks to the diligent efforts of programmers around the world working together. www.revuevolume.fr It was a sign of the new connectivity cover samsung s7580 that the internet, still in its relative infancy, was fostering. That connectivity cut both ways, however, as Gazeley was reminded of that afternoon. Chris Brown Texas Longhorns Jersey All the phones in his office started ringing at once. 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