Re: No Y2k Bug

[Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au>]

I see no reason to omit this work from my resume. That you choose to believe it was all hype is your choice. Yes the
media did beat it up...but thenthey cant count can they...neither can you it seems.
I was happy enough to do Y2K work because ther WAS a problem...and people like me did the work...maybe yourself as
well??
Its amazing how many problems are occurring that arent seemingly anything to do with Y2K...thats because people dont
understand its real nature. 
I dont blame everyhting on Y2K...where did I write that.
Easy to hide behide anonymity... to have a dig from behind a cover!!
Yes most Y2K probelms are software related....only on computers...PLCs are completely different in nature....
The whole gamut of rollovers are not complete.
Technology in its imperfected state keeps IT people employed..we fix the poor designs!!
Computers precious?? They're nothing but tools.. machines
Yes much testing has been done...and a lot wasnt..especially small to very small companies...and 90% of business in this
country is SMALL business.
Your attitude is not new to me...came accross it often..it your priveledge to dissent...thats fine...but if you think
its all over red rover...well well agree to disagree. 
I wasnt pessimistic about the whole thing..I was actually very positive.
There are many systems around where simulations only (testing) were possible as they interacted with other online live
systems.
Sounds like you think its all bullshit and black science...mate I work in reality...
hope you had a good time working at that time :-)

cheers >;~)) Richard

Justa Lurker wrote:
> 
> It was Sat, 01 Jan 2000 14:20:16 +1100, and Richard
> <richard_snook@primus.com.au> wrote in misc.transport.urban-transit:
> | Ah..someone who truly understands the nature of the beast...those
> | thinking that the Y2K bug thing is over   you have no comprehension
> | of its nature or likely effect. Spent the last 2 years as Y2K
> | consultant...
> 
> Ah, something to omit from the resume.
> 
> | all is not obvious...all not likely to be life threatening...much
> | is likely to be akin to a bad hair day for business.....you take
> | 1000's of little niggly problems put them in a melting pot and you
> | do indeed have a few thingss to sort out.
> 
> Computers fail so often that it is hard to place blame on ONE cause.
> Only a Y2K consultant would blame every problem on Y2K.
> 
> | It will be  a hassle for many weeks to come...so they rolled over
> | to 01/01/2000 ...big deal ...many systems look to the last "good "
> | in 24 hours...that may not be the case as they rollover to
> | 02/01/2000...just maybe...then lets not forget 28/29 Feb and indeed
> | 01/03/2000.. ooor 01/01/2001 (did they count the days right?)
> 
> 2036 is a problem that will be solved by then.  Most Y2K was and is
> software related.  Now the rollover is done it is up to businesses to
> figure out if 2000 comes after 1999 IN SOFTWARE - and a great deal of
> that software is already been real time tested by the entry of future
> dates (such as expiration dates, next payment due dates, etc.)
> 
> | Y2K is not about one isolated occurence, or one single transition...
> | many businesses have yet to use their systems in real time with real
> | data. By all means crack the champers, I have...no one has called
> | yet...yet!!
> 
> But the rollover is the last major trick of the unknown.  Nearly
> everything else has seen real data and real results.  Drink the
> non alcoholic sparkly grape and get on with life.
> 
> | I must have dine something right....like thousands of other IT people...
> | that "nothing " serious has happened yet is testament to the dedication
> | and reasoning of many people. Well done The wise man watches, waits and
> | hopes....and cracks another bottle of champers..sounds good to me...
> 
> I wish you would have typed before the bubbly.  Oh well.  Remember
> that it is opinion that keeps IT people employed.  Once management has
> the opinion that you are unneeded you will be searching for someone
> who has the opinion that you are needed once again.
> 
> | Happy New Year all. the world wont end....maybe a belch and a hiccough
> | here and there.....should have invested in Roche...they make Beroccas!!
> 
> Probably the only belches last night were from IT people, and not
> their precious machines.
> 
> | Peace to all, now countiong down to the real turn of the century!!...
> | if this was the practice run...better stock up on those B-B-B things!!
> 
> I was on Y2K watch last night for my company.  Not bad.  But I stayed
> sober, and was quite awake when witnessing an accident a 4:30am.
> Alert enough that within 10 minutes the police were there and had the
> suspect in custody.
> 
> Everybody celebrated the arrival of this century in a different way.
> My neighbor with a now totaled car wishes someone would have chose
> differently.  You may choose to wait another year for your 21st
> century, but to me, it is the bi-millennial year.
> 
> JL