Re: Y2K silliness

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 19:40:05 -0600

Brian D Williams wrote:
>
> The number of x-military personnel outnumbers current levels by
> many dozens to one.

A hundred years ago that would have been the end of it. Now, sadly, all the ex-military personnel in the entire United States would be no match for a single aircraft carrier. It's not the numbers. It's the equipment.

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