tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post8097738902537351649..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: Another scare storyQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-63116081339243598392009-10-24T19:10:47.288-04:002009-10-24T19:10:47.288-04:00Nope .... no flu shot for me.
And Goody, I only i...Nope .... no flu shot for me.<br /><br />And Goody, I only included Y2K because of the media hysteria. It was a valid concern that was taken care of by the appropriate parties; and fortunately, serious repercussions were mitigated. But in the days leading up to that years end, if you listened to the media, power grids were going to fail, banks were due to become non-functional, mail was going to stop and in essence, calamity and chaos were to reign.<br /><br />In reality, it passed more with a whisper than a Big Bang.Larry W2LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511736425569962662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-33766906553317499852009-10-24T16:50:36.049-04:002009-10-24T16:50:36.049-04:00Scare stories drive news ratings - when we keep wa...Scare stories drive news ratings - when we keep watching them, reading them, and talking about them - they'll continue to market ad revenue around those types of stories.Scott Hedberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666623857174053302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-49792334364165047302009-10-24T16:31:01.158-04:002009-10-24T16:31:01.158-04:00Does that mean your not getting any flu shots?Does that mean your not getting any flu shots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-34474546781915163902009-10-24T14:15:58.692-04:002009-10-24T14:15:58.692-04:00I'm surprised you listed Y2K, especially consi...I'm surprised you listed Y2K, especially considering you're in IT. It was a big issue when you looked at all the networked financial, medical, and logistics systems. It didn't matter much to the desktop user running Win98, but it threatened our infrastructure with death by a thousand cuts. This was one time media coverage was warranted. It got CIOs to actually budget money and resources to fix the problem.goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068811388940491546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-61213784417632166932009-10-24T12:32:57.638-04:002009-10-24T12:32:57.638-04:00And it is Halloween. Boo!And it is Halloween. Boo!John AE5Xhttp://www.ae5x.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-50516294777993444692009-10-24T12:05:04.537-04:002009-10-24T12:05:04.537-04:00The explanation is simple: there are too many peop...The explanation is simple: there are too many people being paid to research this stuff whose grants won't be renewed if the conclusion of their research is "There's nothing to worry about."<br /><br />Cynical, moi?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.com