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To: Slagle who wrote (22174)	9/9/2007 3:25:40 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217829

>>There were some problems, that I know, like those you mention.<< "Some" problems? You still don't get it. The problems were widespread, hitting everyone at the same time, and large sums were spent to deal with it. This caused a major shortage of IT people in the US during the late 1990s, with thousands brought over from India on H-1B visas to fill the gap. As I said, Y2K was a typical example of a "limit" problem. We face these all the time in IT, but usually not simultaneously across all organizations. Suppose my legacy system's DBMS (data base management system) is XYZ version 6.1, and it can handle a maximum of 16 million records in one file. My journal file currently holds 14.5 million records, and I estimate it will max out in 9 months. So before I hit the limit I have to upgrade my DBMS to XYZ 7.0, which requires a lengthy round of software modifications and testing. This is an absolute requirement that overrides everything else in the organization. The latest federal mandate, the director's pet project, and the entire 3-year backlog of user requests are all totally subordinate to this objective. It must be done, and it gets done. BTW, XYZ 7.0 handles a maximum of 32 million records. So at the current exponential rate of data growth I'll face the problem again in a few years. Maybe this time I'll get management to pony up for a fancy new modern system.

To: Slagle who wrote (22174)	9/22/2007 3:35:45 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217829

<Which will again cause a transfer of wealth from the many to the few,> I am hoping to buy a house in the USA at a bargain price, for wintering during June, July, August. Alan Green$pan KBE is amazing. I enjoyed his interview on Fox several days ago. Very good. The world was so lucky to have him keeping the biggest financial system in human history on the rails for 20 years [over half the life so far of the free-floating financial fiat fantasy since the demise of the gold standard]. As a youngster, I used to be somewhat puzzled about the "promise to pay on demand the sum of five pounds" written on bank notes. I soon figured out what it meant. For years afterwards, I think the promise was still written on the NZ$ [if not others - I forget]. Now it just says "This note is legal tender for $100" or whatever. There is NO promise. At least they have stopped lying. Alan Greens$pan is not in the slightest responsible for the price that people put on houses. Each buyer decided to pay the price they agreed to pay. NONE of them consulted Alan Green$pan for guidance on what was the right price. It's funny to see people blaming him for how much booze they drink, just because he runs a brewery. "If you didn't make so much of the damn stuff, and so cheap, then I wouldn't have this hangover. It's all YOUR fault!!!". You can lead a horse to a brewery, but you can't make them think. They are herding animals and blaming Uncle Al KBE because they got into a drunken stampede over a cliff is silly. Mqurice