[NTLUG:Discuss] Millenium Rant

[djmv]

So, following that logic, let's scrap Linux and just stick with Windows.

Doug Shaw wrote:
> 
> Apologies for continuing the off-topic thread, but those of you arguing that
> the new millenium doesn't begin for another year are woefully mistaken.
> 
> You are basing your arguments upon fact and evidence, and as everybody knows
> these are outdated mechanisms for supporting one's points of views.
> 
> The truly enlightened among us realize that truth stems from the perception of
> the mass populous, not from some archaic "facts."
> 
> Those of you who are strictly confined to the archaic means of thinking of
> things in terms of "black and white" will find this unacceptable and, in so
> doing, reveal your own ignorance.
> 
> The validity of public perception as truth cannot be disputed, for even that
> bastion of truth and integrity, our illustrious leader Bill Clinton, has said
> that although most strict correctionists say that the new millenium begins 1
> Jan 2001, the public has decided that the new millenium starts in 2000 so, to
> paraphrase, "we've got a democracy here, so that's the way we're going."  If
> such thinking is good enough for the leader of the free world and, arguably,
> the most powerful man in the world, then surely it's good enough for you!
> 
> I'd be happy to provide a reference to the link, but proof is *SO* 20th
> century!
> 
> (Also, the curse of the internet strikes again and, despite having read his
> referenced quotes on CNN's web site the other day, I am now completely unable
> to find reference to the story.)
> 
> Doug
> 
> [Even those of you entirely unable to perceive sarcasm must be able to detect
> it when it broadsides you in the quantities found above!]
> 
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