>> And anyone who claims to hold a Masters in Computer Science and has the guts to say that Y2K is only serious, but not critical, will either quickly change his mind this year, or be looking for a new job due to his incompetence. <<
PMFJI, but you should really get out more. I have good friends at EDS, Perot Systems, some insurance data processing centers; a ten-year background as a professional software engineer; dozens of friends still doing software for a living; and a lot of computer professional acquantances right here on SI. The vast majority of these, including myself, say exactly what you are objecting to: that Y2K is serious, not critical.
Your argument, that most of corporate America is somehow "asleep" and needs to "wake up" before it's too late, is a bit hard to take. Do you really want to be in the position of pitting your wisdom against the collective wisdom of the most successful bunch of corporations on the planet? What's more likely: most of America is clueless and needs to wake up, or that you and a bunch of companies who make money by fixing this problem might be overstating the case?
Sign me Made Lotsa Dough Shorting DDIM and ZITL,
-- Pete |
