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To: Gottfried who wrote (48627)	7/2/2001 1:22:16 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

OT to G. re Y2K and Yardeni: G., Dr Ed is an economist. With Y2K he strayed much too far from his circle of competence and blew it, big time. Anticipated IT problems seldom cause even a ripple. It's the unanticipated ones such as the WCOM Tech screwing around with the network in the middle of the day that lead to disasters. [While experience can add value, I would sincerely hope that this specific tech is allowed to ply his(her) newfound experience at a new company where (s)he can do much less damage.] You seem to appreciate Dr Ed's economic insights - his area of strength. daryl seems to extrapolate Dr Ed's foolish venture into IT forecasting to all of his work. Hopefully, Ed better understands his limitations; and may even win daryl's praise going forward. my 2¢ worth, Ian.