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	Y2K not a bored game By Declan McCullagh January 4, 1999 It had to happen: Y2K prep is no longer strictly the province of Heinlein-quoting computer jocks who have been loading up larders with lentils. Ready or not, the phenom is undergoing the kind of mainstreaming that SUVs did a few years ago -- with predictably unpredictable results. The latest evidence? Jon Edwards, an famously methodical chess player who's the latest Y2Ker to come out of the closet. His reaction to Y2K echoes the style that won him the U.S. correspondence chess champion: Analyze the probabilities, and react with dispatch and aplomb. "A year from now we may be sitting in the dark, shivering, unable to analyze our correspondence games on a computer. Is there a defense to the Y2K attack? Buy a $300 generator, says Jon Edwards, a U.S. Correspondence Champion… On Jan. 1, 2000, Edwards will have his $300 generator humming. With the lights on and his computer working, he will be making new discoveries for his correspondence games. We will be sitting in the dark, attempting to beat each other in blindfold games," Lubomir Kavalek reported in the Washington Post on January 4.		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K