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To: jttmab who wrote (172523)	10/15/2005 11:05:25 AM
From: Don Hurst	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>"My question [and the question that followed] in my previous post made the subtle suggestion that you were making certain conclusions based on being unaware of what was going on in the world wrt Y2K. You don't know what was going on in the US; what software was being modified and you know even less about what any other country was or was not doing. You have no idea how many legacy COBOL programs, an otherwise obsolete programming language, were floating around the US. Do you know why legacy COBOL programs was a Y2K issue?"<< You will have to wait for an answer while Carl consults all those "microcircuitry design engineers" he knows. You are confusing him with those "legacy COBOL programs" and please don't mention assembler and all those old emulation programs that were still out there undocumented. Savvy computer types knew that Y2K was clearly overblown but they also knew there was a problem out there with very unknown effects, particularly on the financial world, that should be fixed and the IS world did certainly benefit from the new software installed and upgrades made. A lot of needed positive changes were made in a very short time because of the Y2K scare. Also, nice to see Carl has learned how to imitate jla. He shows great promise.

To: jttmab who wrote (172523)	10/15/2005 10:22:15 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi jttmab; Re: "I'm pretty cynical, but I don't lean towards the notion that everyone in the entire world is without integrity. Would it be your suggestion is to eliminate research because researchers are only doing it to obtain money." BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! LOL!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Nice logic! No, I'm simply saying that you'd damned well better be sure you're buying two tons of canned goods for a reason. By the way, WHO's latest word on bird flu is to quit worrying so much about it: Public Health Implications The spread of H5N1 to poultry in new areas is of concern as it increases opportunities for further human cases to occur. However, all evidence to date indicates that H5N1 virus does not spread easily from birds to infect humans. WHO advises countries experiencing outbreaks in poultry to follow certain precautions, particularly during culling operations, and to monitor persons with possible exposure history for fever or respiratory symptoms. The early symptoms of H5N1 infection mimic those of many other common respiratory illnesses, meaning that false alarms are likely. ... who.int -- Carl