Optimist/pessimist differences: 1999 must-read materialgreenspun.com : LUSENET : TB2K spinoff uncensored : One Thread |
One way of contrasting the views held on Y2k awareness before the rollover is to consider what a 'doomer' or 'polly' might have suggested as Y2k must-reading in 1999. A 'polly' might have suggested sites such as these --http://www.serve.com/thibodep/cr/y2k.htm
or
http://www.mcs.net/~aaron/tmc.htm
And 'doomers' might have suggested
http://www.senate.gov/~y2k/hearings
or
http://www.house.gov/reform/gmit/y2k/
Last year -- before the rollover -- what sites did you consider to be essential for understanding the big picture on Y2k?
-- (Convers@tion.starter), September 11, 2000
Certainly, and without a doubt, the most comprehensive site had to beForget Gary North's commentary, it was truly a portal to the relevant Y2K links.
-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), September 11, 2000.
http://www.ghsport.com/pu blic/y2k.htmhtt p://www.softwaremanagement.com/References/year_2000.html
-- Doc Paulie (fannybubbles@usa.net), September 11, 2000.
-- (font@off.?), September 11, 2000.
-- (.@...), September 11, 2000.
One place for the "big picture" was the U.S. Naval War College. They looked at many different potential outcomes.Year 2000 International Security Dimension Project links
http://hv.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000qx5
-- Glad (that@nothing.happened), September 11, 2000.