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

To: flatsville who wrote (6804)	7/20/1999 12:10:00 PM
From: Technologyguy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

Yes. We have publicly available, independent auditing of compliance of our computer systems and embedded systems. We are currently over 95% compliant and heavily into contingency planning. We are in constant contact with suppliers of key services, including electricity, telecom, and financial services. We take this problem extremely seriously and have spent a boatload of money to remediate our systems. That's part of my point. I am not a pollyanna--Y2K is a deadly serious problem, but we are taking it very seriously, have already had a number of systems pass early Y2K milestones without incident, have in-depth dealings with a broad array of suppliers and are devoting resources to contingency planning. So is every other significant organization I deal with. If we hadn't devoted these resources, we would have been in big, big trouble. But we did, and so have all our significant suppliers. Even so, we are stocking up on various important supplies, including fuel. But that's an insurance policy for an eventuality I believe will not occur. I do recommend that individuals and companies evaluate their personal situations and take actions appropriate to their needs and concerns, but some of the outlandish comments on this thread--data all for each of our consideration, though not always particularly useful ;-) --with totally unsubstantiated claims, such as the supposed construction of nuclear fallout shelters by our political and industrial elite, beg a rational response.

To: flatsville who wrote (6804)	7/20/1999 12:39:00 PM
From: bearcub	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

so technology guy is a multibilliondollardirector jerk. he's still a jerk. reminds me of the old fairytale that concluded: for want of a nail the war was lost if his company is so "ready," why in the f**k is he 'deep into contingency planning now?' as he claims? if it works, it works. if it doesn't, then you need contingency plans. the proof is in the pudding, thread. look at the facts on this dude/ette: 1) this jerk is a newbie to this thread. why hang out here? has he missed something important in his quest for perfect readiness? 2) this jerk is a polly: he's helped throw BIG money at the problem. 3) this jerk has made no personal preparations that he'll admit to: otherwise he'd find himself only giving lipservice to readiness, while privately preparing like crazy. 4) this jerk has tunnel vision: his company is ready so all are 95% done 5) this jerk hasn't brought in a project on time and under budget since he hit the 'big time' where zeroes don't impress anyone: this is an industry fact in his entire technowhiz world. AREN'T WE LUCKY: we have superman visiting us, flats. 6) this jerk is so sure his company is ready but: he can't get the other 5% undone that is bugging the shit out of him whipped into compliancy. 7) this jerk is counting on windowing: passing the problem off to technojerk II 30 years from now. what a sweetheart. he must not interface with social security or he wouldn't be so chipper. 8) this jerk is oblivious to embedded chip problems: he doesn't believe in embedded chips, therefore there aren't any embedded chips. 9) this jerk hangs out here to find out what those in and outside of his industry are saying privately: because he'll fire the asses of anyone who stands up to him in his organization and tells him: it ain't done and it ain't going to be. 10) this jerk is anonymous because he doesn't dare give his name or his firm because his mommy, (legal braintrust) won't let him. this jerk is a waste of time. blow him off, flatsville. y2k will take care of technojerk and several thousand just like him. wonder if he's bothered getting his 'church/mosque/synagogue/temple' compliant. afterall, he's going to learn to pray in a hurry and need some guidance and forgiveness in big doses when the lawsuits come at him for being the head technoclown. those electronic edifices need: those contributions to be accounted for and disbursed and audited, the meeting hall kept warm, and the babysitter for the toddler's paid so that: the doors will be open when he pleads/reaches for "higher y2k compliant power" to save his miserable hide. frankly, i wonder if God will even listen to him, before or after 163 days till 2000