Re: OT: Fix it now or later (was OT:Thanksgiving

"Howard Brazee" <howard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Judson McClendon" <judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Not a good parallel. There was no doubt that the vast majority of date
sensitive software using 2 digit year would fail on Y2K, which included
the vast majority of business software. The fact could be demonstrated
to any imbecilic doubter by setting the date forward on the computer,
running the software and watching it crash. You could also remediate a
given piece of software and test it to verify it was working.

Global warming is very different. The questions on global warming are
if it's even happening, whether or not humans contribute to it if it is,
and whether or not we can do anything to make a difference.

There were people who questioned whether Y2K would happen, and when
society didn't fall apart, said "see I told you so".

You can only reason with those for whom reasoning is a faculty. :-)
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Judson McClendon judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."


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