5G is the devil
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People are crazy as 17. Not that people haven’t always been crazy but now the internet has given them a way to band together with other likewise crazy 17ers.
I’d argue the internet has made crazy more crazy and some crazy who otherwise might have escaped the crazy.
I agree too. Probably a combination of excessive internet and lack of vitamin D
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Yeah it’s like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters. Crazy alone is bad but you combine it with other crazy and it multiplies and becomes cataclysmic.
Consider it an advantage for people like yourself. That's what I do. Helps rationalize this crazy place we live.
Part of the crazy!
We were just talking about y2k a couple nights ago with our kids and nieces.
How was y2k handled by all the companies that weren't large enough to have their own IT dept/team to fix the 2 digit issue?
By hiring outside contractors to do the job. But it was not just small companies that did that. There were all kinds of Y2K contractors in private industry and in government that were hired to assess and fix vulnerabilities in software systems. The consulting company that I worked for at that time was hired by my client, the Miss. Dept. of Human Services, for that. I was not on that project full time, but I did assist to a certain extent.
This is what I have termed "The Village Idiot Theory." This is a theory of my own construction and it goes basically as follows: Not too long ago the Village Idiot was just that. They were pretty much confined to their own village or town, more were found in urban areas. They read National Enquirer and subscribed to other fringe element publications. They could be found vocalizing their theories at local coffee shops, restaurants and watering holes. Most folks would generally ignore and laugh at these these people and they were considered generally harmless but a little off. Every once in a while they would say something so far out that someone would get offended and the Village Idiot would take an *** whipping and that would generally shut them up for awhile. Then Al Gore invented the Interwebs. The Village Idiots soon found they were not alone. There were others who thought like they did. Now, because of the interwebs, the Village Idiot has discovered many others and has even formed various groups and bonded together. Because of their numbers the Village Idiots are no longer outliers, they have found safety in numbers and because there are so many of them they can no longer be silenced by that good old fashioned *** whipping. They continue to breed and multiply and to raise their offspring as future Village Idiots. Now they exists in the highest places of our government. Professional people with education and real world intelligence are mocked. The Village Idiots are taking over.
Thanks Al Gore.
Settle down, boomer. I understand it can be tough seeing folks younger than you that can generate an independent thought. I guess it's a little scary at times.
I stayed in ATL an extra night after the Peach Bowl to celebrate New Years Eve 1999. It was unknown if the MARTA trains would work after midnight. ATL cops were at every MARTA terminal in the event of a Y2K snafu. I got to the terminal by the underground at about 1:00 AM. A drunk Clemson fan was eating a sub sandwich in the terminal. An ATL cop approached the Clemson guy and told him no food in the terminal and instructed him to throw the sub in the trash. Drunk Clemson guy attempted to stuff the entire 6" sub sandwich into his mouth instead of tossing his delicious late night snack. ATL cop was already pissed he was working this Y2K ******** and quickly cuffed and arrested Clemson Guy. That's my Y2K story.
Hahahaha boomer!
Not a boomer but I would take that as a compliment compared to the battery acid warning generation.
38 and single. Probably out do you at most things “young”.
Not a boomer but I would take that as a compliment compared to the battery acid warning generation.
38 and single. Probably out do you at most things “young”.
Another interesting thing about Y2K remediation is that, not all of the fixes were permanent. The software application that I supported, if it is still being used in 2039, will have to be fixed again to work properly after that year. I will not get into the technical reasons for this. Just suffice it to say that it is fact. More than likely MDHS will have replaced that application by that time. It was designed and developed in the 1980's, and obtained from another state by the state of Mississippi.
Depends on the Cialis I guess. I'm actually older than you. Of course I figured you were in your 50s due to the 20-year old advice you gave regarding Birmingham when you were "34-37".
Your theory is more accurate than you think, except they aren't Village Idiots. They are more just the misfits of society. They all now have a voice after years and years of being bullied, abused, whatever you want to call it. They want to stick it to anybody and everybody. Due to the politics of this country now, they have the high ground and can do nothing wrong, so, true to human nature, they are just plumb *** holes now.
I get it:
You don’t fit in in places like mountain brook and homewood.
I love 5 points area and nana funks, but I get looked at a little funny if I go now.
You don’t fit in in places like mountain brook and homewood.
I love 5 points area and nana funks, but I get looked at a little funny if I go now.
I doubt any software implemented at MDHS before 2000 will be
running in 2040. More of a change in welfare code than longevity of the software. I migrated/implemented 3 systems there. If by chance the systems are still running the fix will be easy, change the pivot year to 60 and kick that can down the road.
Oh I know the pivot year can be pushed down the road. Btw, what time frame were you working at MDHS?
Yea, they are now able to realize that they aren’t alone and aren’t the only ones that feel this way so it emboldens them to believe that they aren’t crazy.
