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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5914)	6/7/1999 8:53:00 AM
From: J.L. Turner	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

Cheryl,the discussion that you and Christine are having about Microsoft and its lack of honesty,made me think about this post by Steve Dover.His concern is about the grid and "testing for success".My interpretation of testing for success is that you structure the test to give the results you want.Does anyone have comments or knowledge of testing for success in other industries? There are 23 nuclear power generation facilities in North America > which account for the production of 60% of the North American Power Grid. NONE > of them will be compliant in time for the Y2K rollover and therefore MUST SHUT > DOWN COMPLETELY. I'd say that means that 60% of the North American Power Grid > will become inoperable on or before January 01, 2000. > > Think about that for a moment! We'll be depending upon the remaining > 40% of the North American Power Grid for ALL electrical power . . . . . IF > . . . . the remaining analog generation facilities are 100% Y2K compliant. Who > wants to bet that they are?? Not me. I do a lot of Y2K Due Diligence > Investigations and I can tell you that the software testing methodology in this > country is a completely "test for success," (meaning conduct a test in order > that the test shows a desirable result ONLY), mentality. Configuration > Management Technique is something that most Information Services organizations > have lost sight of, (or we never would have dealt with Y2K in the '90s -- it > would have been solved back in the '80s). Plugging a computer, whether a PC or > a mainframe, into an outlet without alternating electrons, will result in an > inoperable computer, no matter what else you do to the software. Your first > hint will be throwing the light switch in the room where the computer resides. > > Recently there was a power grid test conducted, supposedly on a > nationwide basis. I watched that test with great interest and know a number of > people involved. It was shortcutted dozens of times over, in order to portray > an aire of confidence for the general public's perception of the effects of Y2K > on the country's power infrastructure. Asking for the test specifications > will get you nowhere, and when technical questions are asked, they are ignored. > Call your local power company and ask about getting a written guarentee on > Y2K. Hold the phone away from your ear for the response, which is likely to be > loud laughter. Buy a good generator this week. Then, shop around for a large > fuel tank. Prepare to guard it against an insurgence which will likely require > marshall law. <snip> Steve Dover on csy2k

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5914)	6/7/1999 10:53:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Lies, Damn Lies, And FAA Lies << Here at Y2KNEWSWIRE, we've analyzed the Y2K-related statements of nearly every government agency. No agency lies more than the FAA. These aren't fibs, misunderstandings, or exaggerations. They are lies. Specifically, the agency lies about four things: That failing systems and disappearing planes pose absolutely no increased risk to public safety. The current compliance status of the agency. The numbers appear to be completely random (99%, 100%, 88%, 92%, etc.) The history of the compliance status of the agency. (For example, when retroactively claiming they made it when, in fact, they didn't.) The Y2K compliance outlook of the agency. All future deadlines appear to be falsehoods designed to delay public outcry just a little bit longer. >> y2knewswire.com May I recommend a bus, train or car for anyone travelling at the end of the year?