From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,4f36545ebe2d5763 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Nick Roberts" Subject: Re: ObjectAda and Feb 29th Date: 2000/03/07 Message-ID: <38c463df@eeyore.callnetuk.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 594075038 References: <368601769wnr@natron.demon.co.uk> <89j9vq$lvp$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: da130d96.dialup.callnetuk.com X-Trace: 7 Mar 2000 02:05:19 GMT, da130d96.dialup.callnetuk.com X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Date: 2000-03-07T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Not so safe. It's just possible that some of the younger readers will be able to benefit - before it's too late - from techniques already being developed to completely stop the aging process. (It's too late for most of us though :-( ;-) No-one knows the psychological (or neurological) consequences of such techniques yet - extended life may render the victims as mad as a double-glazing salesman - and the moral and sociological consequences have not been addressed (other than by Mssrs Azimov, Dick, et al) nor, taking human nature into account, are they likely to be until it is too late (consider how timely the preparations weren't for the 'Y2K bug' if you don't believe me). Of course, it would be interesting to live to the year 2400, just to see if the C++ standard has stabilized by then. :-) -- Nick Roberts http://www.adapower.com/lab/adaos "Ted Dennison" wrote in message news:89j9vq$lvp$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > ... > I think its safe to say that everyone here will be taking a day off on 29 Feb 2400. :-)