Re: millenial madness

Kathryn Aegis (k_aegis@mindspring.com)
Thu, 09 Dec 1999 08:54:42

Robert/Anders/et al write:
>On 8 Dec 1999, Anders Sandberg wrote:
>
>> I hope to be on the internet so I can greet you americans from the
>> other side of the millennium, but it seems Robert is planning to be in
>> Moscow, so he might get to the future first :-)
>
>However, that does raise an *interesting* idea!!!
>
>I'm sure we could find some international company willing to
>facilitate multi-node real-time conference calls.

In discussing phone access with a few programmers last night, one of them pointed out that the real problem is not going to be the actual phone line. Rather, the problem may be that everyone will give into the temptation to pick up the phone to see if there is a dial tone at 12:01 am on January 1st, thereby overloading the circuits and knocking out the dial tones....

> Kathryn Aegis: Do you folks want omlettes or pancakes?

How did you know I love to cook breakfast? Michael makes waffles.

Take care,
Kathryn Aegis