At least we know what the Y2K problem is and when it will arrive. Unfortunately, unexpected crises that emphasize the infrastructure's fragility whack our technology dependent society almost daily. Quixtar, Amway's big push into web commerce, bombed big time when its new web site collapsed on its first day of operation under the load of 20 million hits. Some observers feel those without privacy guarantees may be collecting visitor information for fund raising or other campaign-related activities. The rapid spread of the bug is blamed on end of month financial reports shared by banks.
Fixes are available from various vendors.
The pilot returned to the terminal, where a fit pilot replaced him. The airline accepted the pilot's resignation after he admitted he should have seen a doctor before getting onto the plane. Switch to decaf, guys. InfoWorld quotes a Symantec researcher who claims there could be as many as 200,000 viruses set to go off on or near Y2Kday. Gee, must be one of those 200,000 pesky Y2K viruses.