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From: John (Grayfox) Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 18 February 1999 03:56
Subject: [RR] Y2K, my Analogies as a techy...
>Y2K, what idiot came up with that ? Anyone who knows computers knows that
>2K = 2048, not 2000. so, anyone who talks about the Y2K computer bug must
>mean one that is going to happen in the year 2048. But if the 2K, is
really
>supposed to be 2000, then the K must be Kilo(grams)... 2000 Kilograms ?
>well, since a Kilogram = 2.2 american pounds, that means if is really 4400
LBS
>.... the Y must then stand for YOU, thus, YOU 4400lbs or YOU 2000 Kilo's..
>That's why elevators are going to fail, you weight to much to ride it !
Actually, 2k is a legitimate way of expressing 2000 but some people can't
resist capitalizing things which then means a hexadecimal thousand or 2048
as you say.
>Anyhow when I see 01 01 00 ... the following comes to mind of what a
>computer thinks about it ....
>
>01 01 00 = b'00010100' = o'24' = 20 = x'14'
>
>If they cannot tell you what that means, they have absolutely NO RIGHT
talking
>about the year 2000, and computer issues.
>
>Any takers on Rangernet on what that means ?
>************
Does it mean someone likes showing off? <g>.
BoW
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