On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:10:09 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:

>There is a technical name for a situation where you take measures to prevent
> something bad, they work and nothing bad happens at which point the
> opponents pipe up "see, nothing to worry about, nothing happened, measures
> were unnecessary"

As YTC says, ignorant stupid people say that about Y2K. People who
are entirely uninformed on the metric shit tonne of work that was done
in 98 and 99, in order that there weren't major systems failures
around the world.

Of course, plenty of people on here were involved in some of that
work. As was I.
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On Apr 17, 2024 at 9:23:14 AM EDT, "Champ" <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

> As YTC says, ignorant stupid people say that about Y2K. People who
> are entirely uninformed on the metric shit tonne of work that was done
> in 98 and 99, in order that there weren't major systems failures
> around the world.
>
> Of course, plenty of people on here were involved in some of that
> work. As was I.

Me too. The Crown Estate continuing to operate was entirely thanks to my
superb efforts. Probably.

On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 02:51:07 -0700, Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:

> I was talking to an acquaintance at the cafe. He is an executive in
> a company developing Artificial Intelligence. He says the potential
> is truly scary. We are rapidly approaching an era when we wont be
> able to tell the difference between fact and fiction, or the
> validity of any news source.

.... not since William Randoph Hearst....

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On 17/04/2024 07:15, Boots wrote:
> On 15/04/2024 03:15 YTC#1 penned these words:
>>> There is a technical name for a situation where you take measures to
>>> prevent
>>> something bad, they work and nothing bad happens at which point the
>>> opponents pipe up "see, nothing to worry about, nothing happened, measures
>>> were unnecessary"
>> Yeah, see Y2K.
>
> Got some OT out of that, not as much as many but some and yeah there was a shed
> load of behind the scenes stuff.

I spent 18month upgrading BT servers, for what was a decent rate [1] at
the time :-)

[1] Paid for the XJR and Jean's GSX750W [1]

[2] Pure Motorcycle Concept

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On 17/04/2024 14:23, Champ wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:10:09 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>
>> There is a technical name for a situation where you take measures to prevent
>> something bad, they work and nothing bad happens at which point the
>> opponents pipe up "see, nothing to worry about, nothing happened, measures
>> were unnecessary"
>
> As YTC says, ignorant stupid people say that about Y2K. People who
> are entirely uninformed on the metric shit tonne of work that was done
> in 98 and 99, in order that there weren't major systems failures
> around the world.
>
> Of course, plenty of people on here were involved in some of that
> work. As was I.

And on the back end of it, it helped me get into Sun :-)

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YTC#1 wrote:
> [1] Paid for the XJR and Jean's GSX750W [1]

Help ! I'm trapped in a footnote and can't get out !

On 18/04/2024 07:55, Sqirrel99 wrote:
> YTC#1 wrote:
>> [1] Paid for the XJR and Jean's GSX750W [1]
>
> Help ! I'm trapped in a footnote and can't get out !

Doh![2]
#2 Goto 2

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Champ wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:10:09 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>
> > There is a technical name for a situation where you take measures
> > to prevent something bad, they work and nothing bad happens at
> > which point the opponents pipe up "see, nothing to worry about,
> > nothing happened, measures were unnecessary"
>
> As YTC says, ignorant stupid people say that about Y2K. People who
> are entirely uninformed on the metric shit tonne of work that was done
> in 98 and 99, in order that there weren't major systems failures
> around the world.
>
> Of course, plenty of people on here were involved in some of that
> work. As was I.

Yes, I think the most recent example was Covid.

--

Geoff
NTV650

On 17 Apr 2024 at 20:46:07 BST, "YTC#1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

> On 17/04/2024 14:23, Champ wrote:
>> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:10:09 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> There is a technical name for a situation where you take measures to prevent
>>> something bad, they work and nothing bad happens at which point the
>>> opponents pipe up "see, nothing to worry about, nothing happened, measures
>>> were unnecessary"
>>
>> As YTC says, ignorant stupid people say that about Y2K. People who
>> are entirely uninformed on the metric shit tonne of work that was done
>> in 98 and 99, in order that there weren't major systems failures
>> around the world.
>>
>> Of course, plenty of people on here were involved in some of that
>> work. As was I.
>
> And on the back end of it, it helped me get into Sun :-)

Never had you down as a "Page 7 Fella"

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On 19/04/2024 13:39, jeremy wrote:
> On 17 Apr 2024 at 20:46:07 BST, "YTC#1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 17/04/2024 14:23, Champ wrote:
>>> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:10:09 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a technical name for a situation where you take measures to prevent
>>>> something bad, they work and nothing bad happens at which point the
>>>> opponents pipe up "see, nothing to worry about, nothing happened, measures
>>>> were unnecessary"
>>>
>>> As YTC says, ignorant stupid people say that about Y2K. People who
>>> are entirely uninformed on the metric shit tonne of work that was done
>>> in 98 and 99, in order that there weren't major systems failures
>>> around the world.
>>>
>>> Of course, plenty of people on here were involved in some of that
>>> work. As was I.
>>
>> And on the back end of it, it helped me get into Sun :-)
>
> Never had you down as a "Page 7 Fella"
>

I was wondering if some one would make a crack along those lines, and
not notice the prefix "The" would really be required to make it worth it.

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On 16/04/2024 22:27, Ben Blaney wrote:
> On Apr 15, 2024 at 8:49:36 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>> Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote in
>> news:uvj288$8dt3$1@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> On Apr 15, 2024 at 5:37:04 AM EDT, "Eddie" <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/04/2024 18:57, petrolcan wrote:
>>>>> In article <XnsB152AEEABB6E6wtymmmsas@135.181.20.170>, wessie
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Doctor (Anne Murray) has passed on a message the Steve Hamer
>>>>>> has died.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> RIP Steve.
>>>>>
>>>>> The old pump finally gave up the ghost then.
>>>>>
>>>>> /me wonders if the hearse will be based on a Golf floorplan
>>>>
>>>> I'm hoping it's a "devastating cross-country weapon".
>>>
>>> That was a beautiful moment, oft-quoted - and long may it continue.
>>>
>>> (also I think it was "devastatingly quick cross country weapon"), but
>>> I haven't checked with Dodger/Google.
>>>
>>> Anyone remember the vehicle in question? I do, but I want to give a
>>> chance to solicit contributions from the floor.
>>>
>>
>> I know he had a Passat
>
> Nissan Primera.

I had a Primera as a hire-car once, many years ago, and the only thing I
remember about it was that, first thing in the morning, the heater
defrosted the iced-up windscreen in no time at all - seemingly before
the engine had had a chance to warm up.

:-)

--
Bruce Horrocks
FJR1300AS

On 12/04/2024 17:11, wessie wrote:
> The Doctor (Anne Murray) has passed on a message the Steve Hamer has died.
>
> He survived a massive heart attack in his mid 30s. I visited him in
> hospital but cannot remember the date, 15-20 years ago. I am guesing he was
> in his early to mid 50s now.
>
> We had become good friends as he had a job that brought him to Cheltenham a
> couple of times a month. I enjoyed drinking beer on his expenses in the
> National Hunt pub in Benhall. He changed jobs and I did not see so much of
> him.
>
> I last saw him in 2019 when he bought a Benelli TRK502 from my local dealer
> in Cheltenham (was Skellerns Yamaha).
>
> Not long after that, during the Covid lockdowns he had a big flounce and
> left UKRM here and blocked people on Fb. He had gone down several
> conspiracy rabbit holes and I never heard from him after.
>
> RIP Steve.

Just decided to come in here for a lurk, and saw that.

Blimey, that's bad news. Seems to be a thing in the groups now. We've
been around long enough to see too much of this.

I met Steve a few times back in the day. I was working at Fiat/Alfa
dealership in St Albans at the time, and had a few good conversations
about the shitness of the Italian stuff.

He brought his Barchetta in there a few times. IIRC he also had an Alfa
164 as well (glutton for punishment or what).

I also remember taking the piss when he bought a pink Diversion.

We also met socially once or twice too.

RIP.

--
Andy H