Hacker News with Generative AI: Panic

The global panic over the millennium bug, 25 years on (theguardian.com)
Planes were going to drop out of the sky, nuclear reactors would explode. But then … nothing. What really happened with Y2K? People still disagree …
Y2K, Technology, History, Social Impact, Panic
10 points by sandebert 21 days ago | 7 comments
2007 Boston Mooninite Panic (wikipedia.org)
On the morning of January 31, 2007, the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting the Mooninites, characters from the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), leading to a massive panic.
Boston, Police, Misinformation, Panic
201 points by black6 55 days ago | 128 comments