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To: John Mansfield who wrote (1152)	3/7/1998 6:07:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

' How did we get into this Y2K mess? It's the managers, the clueless, the dolts, the stupes' Good analysis of the one of the causes of the Y2K mess by Cory Hamasaki. Anger is rightfully part of his story. John _______________________ <snip> '..and here's the proof, bringing this back on track for c.s.y2k. How did we get into this Y2K mess? It's the managers, the clueless, the dolts, the stupes (please, I'm not calling anyone here names, lighten up.) the horn-hairs, who spent the last 15 years right-sizing and making corporations efficient, who didn't REV the mainframe hardware and software, who wasted our resources chasing the desktop will 'o the wisp. I've been especially cruel to the idiots at the FAA and their fellow travelers who 6 months ago were defending them and air transport in c.s.y2k. The FAA is an especially egregious example of corrupt, almost criminal, mis-management. Yes, no one person is to blame, everyone was just following orders, sure, we heard rumors, but we never actually believed that they were doing those things. That's management, and yes, if Charles Keating and Jim Baker can go to jail, so should the FAA management. They had a public trust. ,b>They got theirs, they went on junkets, sat in meetings, ate donuts for 15 years while the IT infrastructure that ensures safe and efficient air travel deteriorated... and now, and now, I have to listen to yet another well written defense of management as the solution. .and please, don't confuse .5'th line management, the poor sap who is appointed a 'team lead' over 10-15 programmers, the sap who was coding yesterday and is now 'in the barrel', getting hammered from both sides; don't confuse our sap for mid and senior management, the pompous, the blame-shifters, the arrogant. We know the difference; our target isn't the senior programmer, it's the secretary or fancy-boy who worms their way into meetings, the corner office, into signing the papers. We know who the con-artists are, the scammers, the losers who should be selling used cars but sell a glib line in large organizations. We know who they are; we understand how the system failed. That's why we're in this mess. cory hamasaki' x10.dejanews.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1152)	3/8/1998 6:40:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

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To: John Mansfield who wrote (1152)	3/11/1998 2:11:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

' Fed Gov. Kelley's Feb. 11 speech was hair raising.' The latest issue of my Y2K REPORTER includes: 1) "Greenspan Sees 'Inevitable Difficulties.'" In his Q&A with Sen. Bennett on Feb. 25, Mr. G admitted that he was once a computer programmer and is very aware of the pitfalls in fixing Y2K. So why isn't he more involved? 2) "Fed's Top Y2K Man Is Alarmed & Alarming." Fed Gov. Kelley's Feb. 11 speech was hair raising. A possible fatal flaw in the Fed's approach is that bankers are free to decide which systems are mission critical rather than expected to meet "disaster recovery" requirements. 3) "On The Edge Of Failure." Rep. Horn gave a D-minus to the federal government's Y2K effort. I'm still at 40% on global recession odds, but maybe not for long. Stay tuned. The Y2K FILES: Top money center banker told me "We aren't even close." Top regional banker told me credit lines may be shut for Y2K laggards. Top exec man at major computer company told me he is very worried, but can't go public with his concerns. He says Asia and Latin America are Y2K disasters. Exec Man promised to keep me posted. Please forward this message as appropriate. Dr Ed ("The truth is out there.") ' ______________ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 18:40:38 -0800 From: Ed Yardeni To: y2kreporter-recipient@yardeni.com Subject: Sighting: Dr Ed's New Y2K Reporter