I haven't heard any assurances yet that this will go smoothly. The GPS rollover is going to go smoothly. It is getting old, real old. I don't care If I can get on the net Jan 1. If there are problems, they can be fixed later.
Computer systems go down all the time.
Take some literary responsibility in helping prevent the pointless panic. Yes, computers fail all the time, and will continue to do so. But, in this case, there are systemic implications. We have to talk about this, because the absence of information has allowed some truly irresponsible lies to make their way into the public mind. If you don't like hearing about it, tune out, do something else.