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US to build Y2k Command Center Bunker
munchkin writes "CNN has a story from their computing section on the U.S. government's plans to build a Y2k bunker. Apparently, the bunker will be used for Y2k "event managment", better known as "panicking stupid people" and/or "drunken rioting". " What's even more interesting is that this is being considered as the first test of Clinton's drive for a "cyber defense", an initiative that was starting last May.
I figure with a few of my friends and a good plan of attack, we could get a great deal of the good stuff (palms, flat-panel displays, notebooks, etc) loaded into the truck before the National Guard arrived -- screw limiting myself to what I can carry. From there, we head to my nice Y2K-complaint storage locker with the Y2K-compliant key Master Lock bolt and hold tight until my Y2K-compliant fence can set me up.
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HAHAH, ROTFL.. HEHE moderate up for humor please. :)
While I can't speak for Britian I would be very surprised if there was a single bank not ready by the time Y2K hit, even then, believe it or not, everything is still done on paper. Would you trust a few billion dollars to a database, I don't think so. I do kinda wonder why some companies are spending so much, but you know as I think about it, I bet with a little bit of creative financing I could write off all my Y2K expenses on my taxes. Hmm, hey George, how much are we spending to pay those computer guys to keep our system running.. Hmm reallly?? and we have to pay taxes on that?.. Hmm relocate them to the Y2K Team (don't tell them though.. HAHHAHAH). IRS, oh yea, they are outta date, but their computers are no more than glorified adding machines from the 70s. They just need to walk over to kinko's and say Hey, umm I need 1 Billion of these neat little forms made, umm next week. Alright.. Thanx.!
Railroads? hmmm.. steam/electrical engines that run on a straight track. Oh sure they need to keep on schedule, but it was done for a hundred years by watch, I doupt they will kill over anytime soon.
You don't think it's a problem when a park is flooded with 3-1/2 MILLION gallons of raw sewage thanks to a y2k test?
(wtf did this really happen? or what.. if not my responce)
Wow, my park is going to be flooded with raw Sewage!!! COOL!! so you say y2k reverses gravity. And those low lying sewage plants tanks are gonna starts flowing up to the generally high lying parks. That rocks, gonna rememeber to bring my bathing suit!
Where are these "nuts" you speak of? If they're such a big danger, there surely must be a lot of them. Where are they?
Umm.. Mirror???
"What's that sound, mommy?"
"That's Y2k coming, honey"
"Whelp, I guess we'd better get down in the bunker, Eunice."
"Mommy, I forgot Fluffy!!"
"Don't go out there, dear, it's not safe!"
Y2K--Coming to a computer near you.
-awc