It might not be the next Y2K, but daylight savings promises to deliver more than usual this year. Computers are programmed to think that daylight savings begins the first week of April, however this year it will begin on March 11th at 2am EST. The question; will the world still be here at 2:01?
Recently systems experts have been looking back on preparations that were made during the Y2K crisis and trying to manage the growing threat looming on the not so distant horizon. The motive behind shuffling daylight savings was to conserve energy, a sound policy developed by congress, however this time it would appear that perhaps a more laissez faire approach could have saved even more time and energy.
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