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To: Bill Wexler who wrote (782)	6/5/1998 9:47:00 AM
From: Scarecrow	Respond to of 1361

murphysoftware.com Is it those pills that Murphy keeps by his side?

To: Bill Wexler who wrote (782)	6/5/1998 5:58:00 PM
From: jwk	Respond to of 1361

Balancing your assertions with the TONS of info at this site requires me to assign a weight to your abilities somewhat great than the mass of the universe. Even so, at a personal level, I very much want you to be totally correct. cwru.edu you said: Every day that goes by continues to prove my assertion that the Y2K hoax is nothing more that millenial apocalypse superstition wrapped in technobabble. The so-called "Y2K problem" is trivial - and as I have pointed out many,many,many times, the cost of fixing it fades in comparison to ongoing maintenance and update expenses. While computer technology rockets forward, it amuses me that a few illiterates insist on contemplating their navels over a computer doomsday that will never happen. No amount of testimony before congress, sensationalistic Y2K articles (which the believers love to quote over and over and over and over again rather than doing their own thinking) or long, psychotic diatribes on the Gary North web site will change the facts.

To: Bill Wexler who wrote (782)	6/6/1998 2:11:00 AM
From: Investor-ex!	Respond to of 1361

Bill, Do you know WHY your Y2k shorts are successful? All the companies you've shorted are Y2k "magic-bullet" vendors. They are failing because, even though there was some initial euphoria for these stocks, the marketplace has discovered that there is no magic-bullet for Y2k. IMO, these companies and the low acceptance of their wares is proof-positive that Y2k is a serious concern. Because there is no quick, cheap, reliable, "trivial" solution, which is what they were offering the marketplace, they've languished. I noticed you didn't short companies like IBM, Keane, or Compuware, through whom some of the actual Y2k repairs are being conducted. IMO, it is a mistake to equate magic-bullet failures with Y2k as a myth. In fact, if Y2k was as trivial as you say, their solutions would be sufficient to the task and they'd be showing strong revenues. No, the Y2k magic-bullet vendors can and will fail independently of Y2k's veracity. Congrats on your shorts! However, keep in mind these guys just might get hyped one more time as we approach 1/1/00.