Hey Leon,
As the computers are going to think it's 1900, You could end up losing 100
years of interest. Just think, debt free in 1 second. Charge.
Andy
On 01/13/98 05:38 PM GuyotLeonF said...
>In a message dated 13/01/98 00:53:49, you write:
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><< Subj: mailbox is full of WHAT
> Date: 13/01/98 00:53:49
> From: EPaul21988
> To: GuyotLeonF
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> Leon;
> The other day on the University of New Mexico station a computer Guru
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>predicted that there was an impending computer meltdown. This being
due to
>the increasing complexity of computers, software and systems, and
society. I
>believe it. I own 10 computers between home and work and I spend (or
pay
>staff for) an increasing amount of time 'serving the computer' . Resolving
>conflicts, reloading software, etc. etc. The bloddy things are supposed to
be
>a tool, like a spanner, or screw driver. I am ready to move to a primative
>lifestyle with no phone, no electricity, heat with wood. I'll drive the 36 F2
>Morgan for simplicity.
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> Wlhkose mailbox is full ??? The Buddha's mailbox is empty !!
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> Bob Paul
> Corrales NM >>
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>Hi Bob,Thjnkyyoo for yoru mialngi ver y itneertsnig :-)
>There's nothing new in that prediction: just wait for Midnight (GMT) on 31st
>December 1999. It's coming,I'm just a little surprised that Steve King
hasn't
>written one of his spin chilling books about it,you know exponding the
theory
>that it is all the work of Satan! Do you know that if you asign each letter in
>the alphabet a number:A=1 B=2,C=3 etc,and add? them up,or was it
multiply them
>together? that thw word computer adds up to "666" being the mark of the
beast?
>No I haven't tried it but those nice religious folk from Mr.Jehovah gave me
a
>leaflet telling me so!
>Which reminds me of the time (years back). I was sitting on the front tyre of
>my Herald,looking at the wreck that was once my engine,and a Jehovah's
witness
>came along,looked at me in my very oily overalls and told me quite
happily
>that "God was in my Engine"
>My response was "Well sir,I don't know who exactly is in my engine but it
sure
>as hell isn't God!" Strange how he ran off like that! Amen.
>Thanks for the warning thou'
>nb.Our wonderful government is spending some 800 million GBP/1328
million USD
>our taxpayers money building a "millennium dome" on the Greenwich
Meridian to
>celebrate the turning of the millennium,a year too early,of course.
>They expect millions of people to attend and pay a hefty entrance fee to
see
>who knows what? they don't want anyone to arrive by car,but instead to
use
>pubic transport to get out to that site on the old docklands,miles from
almost
>everywhere,and what does the pubic transport system comprise,pray tell?
>I'll tell you:a small metro-electric rail system,known as the docklands light
>railway,and yes you guessed it,it is 100% computer controlled.
>No,I don't think I will be going out there,and no I will not be in the air at
>midnight either,nor near any other computer controlled transportation!
>(I hope to be driving in my Triumph Vitesse with the foof down somewhere
else)
>I also aim to get my savings pass books audited in December 1999,before
the
>data about my savings vanishes. Likewise I will be clearing my credit card
>accounts to nil,before the 31st December 1999,lest 100 years interest gets
>added to my accounts! (better still,be in credit!).
>Regards
>Leon (in paranoid mode)
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