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Design Choices Created The Problem
- The Y2K
Embedded Systems Created Uncertainty
- Embedded chips lived in many everyday devices and had simple date logic that could misbehave at year 2000.
- That uncertainty about which embedded systems would fail drove widespread panic and remediation.
Amtrak Reboot Example
- Dillon Moven described an Amtrak train stuck four hours when a reboot shut air conditioning and ventilation.
- Passengers endured heat and smell because cascading system dependencies broke basic services.