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Re: Fw: VERY Off topic [was Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???)
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Tue, 2 Feb 1999 01:50:52 GMT
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John A. Donaldson <jdonaldson@ghg.net+ihatespam+>
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AH, Yes, the majic 9/9/99. Similiar to the old 6/9/69 which was a really wild
day. Also do you remember 6/6/66 which is 9/9/99 upside down.
John Donaldson
Tom Rowton wrote:
> don't forget September 9, 1999.
>
> I can personally attest to the fact that as late as '96, programmers were
> using that date as a filler date. it was a date by which, _surely_, this
> patchy code I am working on will have been replaced. surely. reason -
> 9-9-99 or 9/9/99 is the easiest date to type quickly that hasn't happened
> yet - so far.
>
> laters,
> trowt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John A. Donaldson <jdonaldson@ghg.net>
> To: Tom Rowton <trowton@broadcast.com>
> Cc: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: VERY Off topic [was Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???)
>
> I amnot worred about Jan 1, 2000, as I am about May 5, 2000. The day that
> 7 of
> the 9 planets all are aligned together.
>
> John A. Donaldson
>
> Tom Rowton wrote:
>
> > I think you chose your word poorly. Ignorance is not the problem..._fear_ • is
> > the problem. Why do you think so many _computer_programmers_ are heading • for
> > the proverbial hills? They are scared, and, as a technogeek since I was • 10,
> > I too am scared. What happens if the electricity grid goes out in a
> > metroplex? You can't get coffee from Starbucks on your way to work. You
> > might not be able to take a warm shower. You may not have heat in your
> > house. All your perishable food will go bad quickly...from frozen dinners • to
> > milk. When someone can't get milk for their baby, they will start to • panic,
> > and once one person panics, the virus spreads.
> >
> > Personally, I am buying a few acres in central Texas, a generator, and • lots
> > of canned food. I'll take my two weeks vacation for '99 at the end of the
> > year, and two weeks for '00 at the beginning. I am betting that by the end
> > of January, contingency plans for whatever failures occur will be in place
> > and I will return to work without having to worry about some fool mugging • me
> > so he can buy food for his baby because he can't get money from the ATM
> > since it has no electricity.
> >
> > So I am not worried so much about the actual bug as I am about its affect • on
> > people. If you know anyone that was there, ask about how people were
> > behaving in San Francisco when the power went out last month...humans are
> > animals.
> >
> > trowt
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Tarrabain <markt@lynx.bc.ca>
> > To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> > Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 6:37 PM
> > Subject: Off topic [was Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???)
> >
> > Jasper Janssen wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:53:26 GMT, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Russell
> > > Nelson) wrote:
> > >
> > > > Did you *tell* it which year it was??
> > > >
> > > > Then why do you think it cares??
> > >
> > > It's a microcontroller. Therefore it has an internal clock. Therefore
> > > it can suffer from Y2K, if it hasn't been removed.
> > >
> > > > Sheesh, this Y2K panic is getting completely out of hand.
> > >
> > > No it's not. We're not even close to getting everything away. How do
> > > you think we will fare if the world's stockmarkets can't function
> > > anymore because of a comp crash? or, which is a more likely scenario,
> > > the stockmarket will just crash completely because of companies going
> > > belly up when they're not prepared...
> >
> > The most likely scenario is that so many people are in such a tizzy about
> > Y2K that there will be runs on banks throughout the civilized world
> > before the end of the year, causing total economic collapse. Ignorance,
> > not computer bugs, are the worst problem.
> >
> > > > Mark
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
> >
> > --
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