Subject:	Re: Anyone remember Bank Boston?
Date:	1999/10/11
Author:	cory hamasaki <kiyoinc@ibm.XOUT.net>
	Posting History

Wow!  Thanks Pollyanna.  I'm, like, a genius.  I predicted this that long ago???   On Mon, 11 Oct 1999 05:08:40, pollyanna@lunch.org wrote:   > I'm sure Cory does, since a long, long time ago (October of 1997, > actually), Paul Milne asked for opinions on: > > > 1. Chances of full y2k remediation > > And Cory wrote: > > > Zero.  I don't think Social Security or Bank Boston has a > chance. > > I was just doing a little historical research when I happend upon this > exchange.  So I went to Bank Boston and looked.  Here's their current > compliance statement: > > "We've already completed changes for all systems and applications used > at BankBoston, and all systems are now in use. In addition, we continue > to work with our customers, vendors and service providers to monitor > their Year 2000 readiness." > > Just found this interesting.  Note particularly their use of the word > "all", rather then "mission critical".   BankBison sold out to a competitor earlier this year and according to Computerworld they gave their Y2K programmers a well deserved kick out the door, a heave-ho, a see-you-around-clown, a don't call us, we'll call you. I don't know if that's true, you know how the computer press is.   As the executives sold the company, they could be heard subvocalizing, "Suc---kers" and "BWAHAHAHA".   > Oh, and here's the statement from the SSA's Y2K page: > > "Workers do not have to be concerned about their earnings records. > Social Security's benefit payment systems are Y2K ready and have been > for a full year ahead of the millennium."   A-social-Security may *say* they're done but last month, I saw SSA source code that was still being remediated.  They used some kind of automated tool on some of their code, called it done but WHOOPSIE!  It screwed up.  (Imagine Pia Zadora saying WHOOPSIE, throwing up her hands and her clothes falling off.)   Hard to be done a year ago when they're still working on the code today. I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.   At the same time that I was pawing over genuine SSA code with my donut dust covered hands, Kathy Adams, the SSA Y2K Tsarina, was bailing out.   While I'm certain that Kathy got a fine offer of an executive position in industry, it's very suspecious that she's lowering the lifeboat a few months before the big celebration, the one where she's aclaimed as the genius of Y2K.   > Steven   Terrific try pal but Hoffy won "best Doomer article" prize.  Don't lose heart, you'll do better next time.  Maybe you can work with BOZO999 on some gooooo-ood polly-platitudes.  (Imagine Andy of Mayberry saying gooooo-ood and shaking his head.)   cory hamasaki http://www.kiyoinc.com/current.html Giant has Progresso Soup on sale, 1/2 price. STOCK UP.  Peanut butter too, also 1/2 price.  Get lots,  I love peanut butter and jelly on white bread.   

-- a (a@a.a), October 11, 1999

Answers

LOL!!!!!!

How about this........ I'll gladly pay you today for a hamburger in 2000. Sure you will..LOL

Popeye spinach is also on sale.....and while you're at it why not pick up some Olive Oil.......LOL This post is brutus, I mean brutal. Excuse me, I must go pick up some sweet peas for y2k...

Oh man, thank you a .

-- ...... (....@....), October 11, 1999.

Cory,

Stop! That white bread'll kill ya. Go for the whole wheat, home ground. Peanut butter's cool, good protein, but pitch the white bread. Mold won't even grow on the stuff. :)

gene

-- gene (ekbaker@essex1.com), October 11, 1999.

[snort!] So BankBoston legally claims they're compliant, and in answer Cory says the bank was bought out (By Fleet, I believe). Talk about a non sequitur. I guess if you buy a compliant bank, it's not compliant any more? Correction -- *a* thinks changing owners scrambles the code. I nominate this exchange for "least coherent", although Cory competes with himself for this award consistently.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), October 11, 1999.

Actually Flint, changing owners can "scramble" the code. It is a well know fact that the merger and acquisition process has hampered the y2k remediation effort, and in some cases deals have been put on ice by the SEC and banking community because of this fear. I guess you think stuff like that is sorted out automatically by the Software Fairy.

-- a (a@a.a), October 12, 1999.