What is TB2K?

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I have noticed a thread on one of the other forums concerning something called TB2K but can't figure what they're talking about. Does anyone know what this is and where I can find some more info on the subject?

Wishing you enough.

-- Trevilians (Trevilians@attbi.net), March 25, 2002

Answers

Hi, It's the old Timebomb 2000 forum pre y2k- bunch of doomers that never got over it. Interesting sometimes,but most of them are way over the edge-waiting for the sky to fall. :>) ,Daryll

-- Daryll in NW FLA (twincrk@hotmail.com), March 25, 2002.

Time Bomb 2000.

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=9

-- Laura (LadybugWrangler@somewhere.com), March 25, 2002.


Anyway you look at it, it does provide some interesting insights t o some of todays activities.

-- dave in ohio (dr43147@yahoo.com), March 25, 2002.

Thinking like this must be awfully depressing...dontyathink?

If they only knew what they were missing. Live for today, enjoy, laugh, have fun, get real!!. Plan for a future. Otherwise, there's no point.

Russ

-- (imashortguy@hotmail.com), March 25, 2002.


TB2K's forum came into being during a time when lots of people were sharing a genuine concern as we approached the century date change. Originally, it was Ed Yourdon's (computer consultant - nationally known) forum. He has faded to the background, but occasionally posts something.

These folks got to be friends and lots of them stayed around to post and share after 2000. Some are doomers, and some are convinced everything is a conspiracy, but many are just people giving a different perspective to current events as they see them.

It remains the best place to check in if you want to see the breaking stories in the news. Lots of them must have lots of time, because every significant news story is on TB2K long before CNN or ABC raw news feed ever has it. I check it every day to get the latest news.

-- homestead2 (homestead@localnetplus.com), March 26, 2002.



TB2K is the place to go if you want fast breaking news. There are hundreds of members and many of them actively search out and post news as it happens. They'll often beat CNN's Breaking News by a half hour or more (sometimes much more).

The downside of the board is the amount of conspiracy theory material that floats through. I've always let this flow in and flow out never paying much attention to it myself but since we bought our place I've become much more particular about what I'll spend my logging time on so gradually faded away there. Conspiracy theories are more insidious than soap operas and will suck you in even when you know better.

.......Alan.

-- Alan (athagan@atlantic.net), March 26, 2002.


What Alan said......ditto for me.

-- diane (gardiacaprines@yahoo.com), March 26, 2002.

I'm an old TB2K'er, but have to caution nowadays that there is a lot of off-topic stuff that Alan got it right about. Some people there are very insightful, it just takes a while to see who is and is not, over the long haul. Great place if you like news analysis, plus very fast posting.

Another great site for fast news posts, and a lot less wierd commentary, is: http://pub33.ezboard.com/fgrassrootscurrentinformationcenterfrm1

They used to be here on Lusenet, but had to move due to being spammed out.

-- sersphima (seraphima@ak.net), March 26, 2002.


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