Have you been dead long or is it a recent event??
My "credentials" are given in: Kappelman's Y2k book from the Society
for Information Management where I predicted the Y2k impact on
Investment real estate and the REITs. Two years ago, bozo, I said
Retail would crater and the REITs would have some problems with cash
flow in Malls. I also predicted a shortage of Industrial and
Commercial storage in warehouse because of stockpiling as JIT levels
were increased.
Theory 2 years ago. FACT today. You can also take a look at :
http://www.russkelly.com/ "Experts pages" and see some more. What is
missing which I have to get Russ to include is the breakdown of my
rating of Y2k impact: 6.9 where 4.2 is for the technical and economic
part and 2.7 is for the 'panic/hysterics' of the general population.
(With all the de-bunking now going on, I think that will die away.)
But I do have some real "expertise" in a "niche" subject.
SURPRISE: My expertise is in.. YOU and your types. But the effect of
the North/Yourdon Meme on people like you is a minor chapter in
American History even though it is very interesting to me as a direct
descendent of a line that goes back to the Know Nothings of the Mid-
1800s. Now we have the Net enabled one like you.."The Know Littles".
Just remember this: I was USMC and I learned to "take no prisoners".
Academic niceties are for the "Mr. Deckers" and the Tea Party Set. I
believe in direct frontal approach and exposing the Fear Mongers for
what they are, cheap Quick Buck Artists or Political/Religious NUTS.
The danger is not from North or Yourdon doing anything. The real
danger in Y2k is from the irrational actions their Bull Shit
inspires. Ratcliffe addresses that in his ripping of Yourdon's 10
Year Depression Essay now. I said it last year: Yourdon knows NOTHING
about Economics or Finance, thus any "scenarios" he dreams up with
his keyboard and a glass of white wine, are FICTION that people like
YOU... take as fact. You do so because you hide behind his constant
chanting: "I, Ed Yourdonefor, have 30 years experience" and accept
his views as yours.
When the "rush" from that isn't enough, you go out looking for more
and find Gary North's IDIOTIC "Mad Max" craziness and then use that
to justify whatever you do no matter what your Family or friends (if
you have any) or neighbors might say.
Then,,, wrapped in your Cocoon of thinking insulation, you claim that
ALL OTHERS are "in denial" or "don't know enough" or "are lying to
themselves".
IN REALITY, it is people like YOU who can't deal with "reality".
Next year or several years from now, you will find another Y2k to
shiver about.
North and Yourdon are not going to screw up OUR Country with their BS
causing panic. It will end with North back in his hole under the rock
he crawled out from and Yourdon retired by his FORMER Peers in I.T.
I'm fairly well known in the media but not to the public as the
source of information on the "extremists" of Y2k. I have files on
over 100 of them and willingly provide "deep background" to any
legitimate writer or reporter for FREE. I can afford it.
It goes without saying that every file is available to the local and
state Police and the Federal authorities who are now monitoring the
Y2k Extremists in an effort to prevent any terrorism whether from
domestic or foreign sources.
Any threats ever sent me are sent immediately to the authorities and
don't ever believe that "anonymous" email is anonymous.
Actually, just keep in mind also,,,,I might be working here.
If I ever write a book on the "History of the Y2k Gloomers"; part of
it will be about the sucess of GN is a BFI in De-Bunking IDIOTS.
People like you are only a minor subset. My real targets for DE-
BUNKING have always been North and Yourdon and it looks like Mr.
Yourdon's turn for "exposition" has come thanks to ZD's Ratcliffe and
others.
If you send me your real email names and actually names I might
actually include you. Other wise your adorable screen names will have
to do. Thus, YOUR 15 minutes of fame will be lost.
Occasionally, I dabble in harder core technology and was the one who
pretty much expose the Fraud of "time dilation" over a year ago.
The "Texas Fire Engine Myth" was another little story I gave to
Declan M. to let the world know.
I was the first one to expose North and his associations with Yourdon
on the I.T. Professional lists I am on. After revealing to the
Professionals what North was and some of his choicer remarks, he has
posted maybe 7 times in the last 1 1/2 years.
He and Yourdonefor took their act to the world of the Techno-
Illiterates, Know-littles and BS artists LIKE YOU where how to turn a
PC on makes one an instant expert.
Don't feel bad, I save my very best shots for liberals and leftists.
-- (kwo@kwo.edu), February 26, 1999.