Y 2 K L i n k s Y 2 K L i n k s There are several hundred websites devoted to Y2K. My goal is to point you toward the variety of forecasts out here on the web, so you can continue studying up and eventually draw your own conclusions.
This page is not all-inclusive. I want to provide links that are good summaries and "lists of links". I also intend to list every site from Y2K "optimists" that I can find.
It represents my personal views only, not those of any organization. There are links to all kinds of viewpoints below. If you want only "sanctified" links, click here.
"Is it rational to prepare?", by Larry Sanger
I think this rebuttal to an optimist's article is a great summary of the state of things...
Here's some personal preparedness links - topics such as non-hybrid seeds, alternative energy technologies, communications...
My take on all this
Bulletin & Message Boards
Ed Yourdon's preparation message boardsUSENET (If you'd like help accessing newsgroups, e-mail me)
"Bellwethers" / News Reports / Analysis / Planning
Gary North Sanger's Review of Y2K News Reports Y2K News Magazine Cassandra ProjectChristian
Y2K ChaosSocial reactions and effects
Embedded Systems
Personal Computers
"Grab Bag"
Y2K Optimists
WWW Search Engines
Yahoo! NewsMore not-yet-reviewed web pages
More links that have to do mostly with PCs
...and you'll find more pages of links to other Y2k sites
W h a t I t h i n k
| As you may have already guessed, Grrr's always been a sucker for end-of-the-world science fiction. Ergo (!?), I'm a postmillenialist. I have that predisposition. It's never revealed itself in any survivalist purchases or training. I would much rather see things continue getting better and better (global standard of living, technology, you name it). Almost all of my working life has been spent in front of computer monitors, and that's not something I'd be inclined to change.
Examining and trying to alleviate Y2K problems is one of the things for which I get paid. (It's a fairly big state agency - not a consulting firm, or a stored-food seller, or a publisher - just so it's clear I don't profit in any way from either exaggerating or minimizing Y2K. My paycheck stays the same, either way.) And after several months of tracking news and reports, I will eat a laser-printed copy of my website if 1999 is not a year full of... excitement. Loose cannons among us - those fellow humans not so tightly wrapped - have a unique milestone approaching. It simply strikes a different chord in us than, say, "1997". Sadly, I do not expect the Heaven's Gate mass suicide to be the last of its kind. If "random" terrorist acts are not on the increase, I'll be amazed. Heretical expectations and activities of "Christianistic" groups will run rampant. We're entering a year that will bring the peak of a sunspot cycle and unusually heavy meteor showers. The global positioning satellite date rollover in August will play havoc with older earthside receivers. All this, and Y2K too. Please consider, with prayer if you're so inclined. Then, act. When you shop, buy extras. Store things you use anyway. Even if Y2K turns out to be nothing more than a "speed bump", this is still a just-in-time society that subtly encourages us to live hand to mouth. I cannot imagine a scenario in which I would regret having a few extra flashlight batteries, a couple bottles of aspirin, a few pounds of salt, an extra hundred bucks on hand... or another box of bullets. "Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it." This is not faithlessness. It is not presumption. I've been trying to reorder my priorities for a year or two, and this is a helpful nudge - especially in earthquake country... How much does it really cost to have some bottled water in a closet or a corner of the garage? A big bag of rice? An extra bottle of prescription meds? A few more jars of your favorite peanut butter? Compare that to how much these things would mean if your neighborhood mega-supermarket was closed for a few days, or a week. Or longer. Start now. Do it. |
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