OT: 80 days; how many "days of DOOM!!!!" left?

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Well,

Only 80 days left!!! All the "trigger dates" so far have come and gone....society is still here.

So, doomers, I ask you....be brave in your little cyber bunkers! Tell me what "Days of DOOM!!!!!" are left? What day will Y2K result in TEOTWAWKI. Come on now, you MUST KNOW!! After all, you are so convinced. Must have reasons...and those reasons must be tied to events...that are tied to dates, if Y2K, being a date problem, will cause DOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!

Well???????

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!

Well??????? What dates now, come on! You're batting zero % Any date might help your "batting average". BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

-- Genius (codeslinger@work.now), October 12, 1999

Answers

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My best GUESS:

AS OF TODAY, October 12, 1999

YOU HAVE NO BRAIN

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-- no talking please (breadlines@soupkitchen.gov), October 12, 1999.


Genius: for starters, how about 01-01-2000? -s-

-- Scott Johnson (scojo@yahoo.com), October 12, 1999.

Please, don't give genius a bad name. I've known genius, I've experienced genius, and bro, you ain't no genius....

-- genius (fo@bar.com), October 12, 1999.

Lord give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change

The courage to change the things I can

and the wisdom to know the difference.

-- The Serinity prayer (its@all. over~), October 12, 1999.


For a banking industry programmer, Genius (a.k.a.Killer-- DominantSniper@Yahoo.com) you sure don't look too "brilliant" a codeslinger... in print.

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), October 12, 1999.



See what happens to you when you take that flue(sp: see Genius on Flu thread below) shot.

-- CygnusXI (noburnt@toast.net), October 12, 1999.

I'm gonna take a wild guess here. 'Genius' is the well-known utility worker impersonator Stephen Poole.

-- No reason for my real name if he (won't@give.his), October 12, 1999.

nope. i would say "genius" could be dan quayle with those extra "e"s. although dan quayle got a bad rap--and actually just told the truth too early in the game. genius seems more like a democrat. so genius, do you calculate the batting average before the batter even takes his first and only swing? seems to me like the pollies cannot be struck out until they actually swing. and that swing really occurs on jan 1, 2000. i hope the net stays up so we can see your response then? heeeeeeeeeheeeeeheeeeeeeheeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

-- tt (cuddluppy@yahoo.com), October 12, 1999.

He works for Alan Greenspan, sounds like.... the programmer who said "99% ain't enough. Gotta be 100%".

-- not gonna (give@it.either), October 12, 1999.

Hey tt,

You hope the internet stays up?? If that's the case, that means the power and phones are working. This is a good thing. heeeeeeeeee yourself. DUH!!!

-- (CapsLock@Keyboard.com), October 12, 1999.



Genius

I noticed on Ken Deckers thread that you mentioned

"What strikes me is the inability of many doomers to carry on a rational, logical discussion with anyone who doesn't share their point of view."

Then you post an absolutely moronic thread that a child would manage better.

You sir have demonstrated a great disconnect within a couple of hours.

Your mental state has been confirmed and it is not "genius".

-- Brian (imager@home.com), October 12, 1999.


Genius.... YEAH RIGHT...

My dog can post better than that...

-- Master (Desert Dog's Master@-sand.com), October 12, 1999.


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-- Stan Faryna (faryna@groupmail.com), October 12, 1999.

codeslinger = ASSHOLE

-- D E F (eattherich@mailcity.com), October 12, 1999.

I believe y2k is a very serious matter, but I have never mentioned any trigger dates. We could see some problems in January, but I believe the the more serious problems will be seen in February or March as the effects of supply chain disruptions are felt, In any event, we don't have much longer to wait.

-- Danny (dcox@ix.netcom.com), October 12, 1999.


What difference does it make to "Genius"? He'll be dead in six months and who will notice?

-- cody (cody@y2ksurvive.com), October 12, 1999.

Try this from a previous thread, Genius:

oh one stroke, oh one stroke, OOH OOH

-- Big D (ddac82@yahoo.com), October 12, 1999.


http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=001AdE

[snip]

Government's top Y2K expert predicts failures for weeks, months

July 30, 1999
Web posted at: 12:06 PM EDT (1606 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't expect the Year 2000 technology problem to disappear after Jan. 1. President Clinton's top Y2K expert said failures could extend well beyond New Year's Day.
 

Although John Koskinen predicts there will be a national "sigh of relief" in the early hours of Jan. 1, he also anticipates scattered electronic failures over the first days, weeks and even months of the new year.

Koskinen, chairman of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion, said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press that some failures may not become obvious until the end of January, the first time after the date rollover that consumers review their monthly bank statements, credit-card bills and other financial paperwork.

"It won't evaporate until after that," Koskinen said. "Clearly, this is more than a January 1 problem." But he also slightly hedged his predictions: "None of us are really going to know until after January 1."

Unless repaired, some computers originally programmed to recognize only the last two digits of a year will not work properly beginning in 2000, when those machines will assume it is 1900.

Some computer systems may shut down quickly with obvious failures, and others may gradually experience subtle problems or degraded performance that may take weeks to notice.

"The more difficult problem will be where the system looks like it's doing it correctly but it's doing it all wrong," Koskinen said.

Some failures won't be recognized until the work week starts Monday, Jan. 3, as employees return to their offices and turn on their computers for the first time.

Repaired computers also will need to recognize 2000 as a leap year, even though most years ending in "00" don't need to adjust for Feb. 29, he said.

A new $40 million Information Coordination Center being organized down the street from the White House will operate until March, sharing information about failures with states, federal agencies, corporations and foreign governments.

[snip]



-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), October 13, 1999.


How many times are you going to ask this question, GENIUS? Stop wasting our time and bandwidth.

OT: Doomers...know what's the next day of DOOOOOMMMM?

Tick... Tock... <:00=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), October 13, 1999.


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