I've put together a list of Y2K resources before, and I think it's time to update it. This thread is for news articles, news sources and Web sites helpful to those relatively new to Y2K issues.

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The Senate Y2K report:

"Y2K may spark unrest, economic pain - US Senate"

"Senate Study: Y2K Risks Are Widespread"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999

Answers

Kevin,

Feel free to grab whatever makes sense out of the "links and resources " section of my web site.

Ed

-- Ed Yourdon (ed@yourdon.com), March 20, 1999.

American cities:

Chicago: '99 A Game Of Catch-Up

Denver: "City to tackle Y2K when time comes"

"Y2K Could Bring D.C. To a Halt, Report Says"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Y2K and other nations:

"Experts warn of Y2K trade upheaval"

"U.S. warns of millennium bug problems for overseas travelers"

"Y2K vs. the World"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

The Federal Government and Y2K:

The September 30, 1998 deadline

"Medicare Not Ready for Y2K"

"USPS can't promise mail delivery won't encounter Y2K bugs"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

The Economy:

"The Y2K ripple effect"

Supply and distribution chain example: The Pencil

Dr. Edward Yardeni: "Year 2000 Recession?"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Government Y2K contingency planning:

"National Guard is gearing up for year 2000"

Canada

"Region's Y2K plan: Call out guard"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

dispelling power myths

public files from NERC

Plant testing

Texas Utilities FAQ page

BPA site

Debugging the Y2K story

ZD net

Y2K - infowar

-- someone who didn't learn C&P a month ago (NOYB@I'mnottelling.org), March 20, 1999.

Community contingency planning:

"Getting Ready for Y2K"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Embedded systems:

"Problems lurk in more than just computers"

Reuters news service: "Chemical Plants Face Y2K Threat"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Y2K media coverage:

The Senate Y2K report: three days preparation or...?

"Impressions Management 101"

"Feds Plan Y2K Spin Control"

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

A video of a speech by Senator Bob Bennett to the National Press Club...July 1998:

Bennett speech followed by question and answer session with the press

RealPlayer software required.

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Good for you, Kevin!

Might I also suggest that you make a link out of this:

http://www.senate.gov/~y2k/hearings/

Ugly page, but gets you to the most recent Y2K testimony at the senate. Most recent additions are from March 5, 1999. Cory Hamasaki intends to include one of these in his upcoming Dee Cee weather report. Good stuff here.

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), March 20, 1999.

Some sources for current Y2K news items:

Sanger's Review of Y2K News Reports

Gary North's newest links

Excite News Search - "year 2000" bug glitch y2k

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Index of recent Senate Y2K hearings

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Gary North De-Bunked

-- Someone who doesn't have the meme (NOYB@nowayspammers.com), March 20, 1999.

Is your mental software compliant?

-- Someone who doesn't have the meme (NOYB@nowayspammers.com), March 20, 1999.

A selected list of Y2K web sites:

Cory Hamasaki's current DC Y2K Weather Reports

American Red Cross Y2K page

Recent Year 2000 Problem Sightings

Y2K for Women

Y2K page of House Majority Leader Dick Armey

National Guard Y2K page

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Personal preparedness resources:

American Red Cross - Disaster supplies kit

FEMA - Emergency Food and Water Supplies

Roleigh Martin's Y2K info and prep tips mailer for neighbors

Individual Preparation for Y2K

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

How-To Survival Library

Community Preparation - The Cassandra Project

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

I just noticed that two of the links I posted don't work. Here they are, corrected:

Y2K Page of House Majority Leader Dick Armey

Individual Preparation for Y2K

-- Kevin (mixesmusic@worldnet.att.net), March 20, 1999.

Kevin,

One of the things I'm planning on doing this weekend is to organize all the info I have in order to give my first small presentation to a community group in a week. I was planning on compiling a list of bookmarks to make a page and put it on a disk to give to people (I don't want to print out TOO much stuff, it gets expensive and can be unwieldy!).

I want to thank you for saving me a couple hours of work! Really! (I said to myself last night "Don't go online tomorrow, don't go online, just get to work" - sometimes I'm glad I don't listen to myself!)

Here's a little tip folks, if you want to save this list on page for yourself or others for handy reference - In your browser, under view, select "Document Source" (it may be "Page Source") and save it to your hard drive. Then, in your text editor, you can add or remove things, to pretty it up. For example, I'm going to give this to people, so I'll remove the references to Kevin's e-mail address so he doesn't get unwanted e-mail, though I'll leave a reference at the top of the page that he compiled the list.

HTML isn't all the tough, gang, you just have to be willing to try things. This list might be a good a great thing to use to play...

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), March 20, 1999.

Kevin, Thanks a million!! I was just talking to my academic, legendary, brilliant professor cousin in California; despite her credentials, she is definitely a DGI. I've tried to influence her, but I get the feeling she thinks I'm suffering from psychological distortion or full blown pathology.

So I got on the net to look up a few sites with acceptable credentials that would bombard her with the logic behind Y2K prep. Eureka! You've done all the work for me. I'm printing this out to send to her. (My email is nonfunctional at present.)

I told her I'd been canning beans, which brought on a hearty laugh. If this doesn't convince her, nothing will. This is so complete I'm saving it on my hard drive. Thanks again.

P. S. Have you check out Cops R Us?

-- gilda jessie (jess@listbot.com), March 20, 1999.

A Y2k Comfort Zone

-- rb (x@y.com), March 20, 1999.

Rocky Mountain Survival Group

Frugal Squirrel

How-To Survival Library

Canadian Y2K

-- rb (x@y.com), March 20, 1999.