Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold Price Monitor -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Edmund Lee who wrote (46494)	1/1/2000 10:08:00 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116798

OT. Y2K danger extends beyond 1st day of year Japan. Yomiuri Shimbun Those concerned about Y2K computer malfunctions will not necessarily be able to heave a sigh of relief once Jan. 1 has safely passed. Several other dates are lurking with a threat to unleash mayhem in computer systems. The Y2K bug could start biting in earnest Tuesday, when most of the nation's companies return their computer system to full operations as they resume business. Another danger zone is the change of fiscal year when corporations and government offices settle their accounts--with March 31 marking the end of the current year and April 1 the beginning of the new business year. To make matters worse, this year marks a special kind of leap year that falls only once every 400 years. A leap year usually falls in years divisible by four, but years that end in "00" are not usually treated as such. However, years that end in "00" and are also divisible by 400 are treated as regular leap years. Thus the year 2000 will see 29 days in February. It is feared that computer systems that have not taken this principle into account could break down on Feb. 29. The following is a list of red-flag days for potential Y2K problems: -- Jan. 4--the first business day of the year. -- Jan. 31--the end of the first month. -- Feb. 29--the final day of February in a leap year. -- March 31--the end of fiscal 1999. -- April 1--the beginning of fiscal 2000. -- April 3--the first business day of fiscal 2000. yomiuri.co.jp

To: Edmund Lee who wrote (46494)	1/1/2000 10:16:00 AM
From: IngotWeTrust	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116798

Hi, Edmund...no, I had not noticed I'm embarrassed to say. Would you keep us posted, i.e., report here what you learn when you learn why? Here on the Left Coast, we were more interested in whatever prompted the following... Fair Use, etc... Power Line Sabotaged in Oregon The Associated Press as reported by Washington Post Friday, Dec. 31, 1999; 1:19 p.m. EST BEND, Ore. A large tower holding a line that carries electricity from the Pacific Northwest to California was toppled in an act of sabotage, officials said today. Bonneville Power Administration spokesman Perry Gruber said a computer re-routed power less than one second after the high-voltage line dropped at 8:53 p.m. Thursday. No customers lost power. "We've had towers collapse before, but never as the result of malicious mischief like this," Gruber said. David Szady, special agent in charge of the FBI's Portland office, said there was "no evidence or intelligence that this was Y2K- or millennial-related." Gruber refused to say how the tower ? which he said is between 80 and 200 feet tall ? was taken down. The FBI said the tower was brought down without the use of explosives, but declined to give further details. Authorities had no suspects. The BPA's transmission grid covers 300,000 square miles of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and western Montana. The BPA's intertie system, including the line that was damaged, enables Northwest utilities to buy and sell power from British Columbia to the Mexican border. Other connections link it to the Missouri Valley grid. ¸ Copyright 1999 The Associated Press ************** I have extended family actually living in Bend. I imagine we'll be visiting by phone today. Will be interesting to learn if they heard or saw anything. Sitting here greatly GREATLY relieved and grateful to the dedicated men and women, not just globally, but here in the USofA, who brought this thing in on time...sure was a lot of money thrown at the "upgrade/update." Looking forward to getting back into the trading game, which doesn't care whether I'm long or short...just want to know if it is "moving" and has a .com<grin> Me? I have a lot of "site certificates" expired on both my browsers and have to see what new upgrades are instore to quit getting all these damn certificate insecure server notices pop up screens every 20 seconds it seems like. O/49r