>>> Jack Woehr <j...@well.com> 11/3/2009 9:41 AM >>> > There's a wonderful story from Roman imperial history about the > Roman official in, I think it was Belgium, who rigidly interpreted > a tax-in-kind of "hides" as "ox-hides", a very expensive > commodity, leading to the impoverishment and subsequent > rebellion of the province, resulting in thousands of deaths > and untold property destruction. > I'm sure that when questioned about his decision, he used the > perennial, tried-and-true rationale of the incompetent > bureaucrat :"I have no discretion to vary the rules." > > The term of art for this kind of behavior, whether it be exhibited > in statecraft or information management, is /"self-defeating > stupidity/". It has been chronicled exhaustively by wiser and > witter persons than myself, from Jonathan Swift to Dr. > Raymond Peter to Scott Adams. Do you wear a tin foil hat all the time too? I have yet to hear one technical bit of help from you to Marcy. Rather than blabbering about something over which you obviously have no control, how about imparting some of that vast knowledge you seem to be harboring in that horse of yours? Either answer the question, provide some valuable feedback, or stop b!tch!ng about it - go to some political forum to discuss why your state/country/world is in the situation it is. Since the question hasn't really been asked, I'll ask, because I *know* our auditors will be asking during the next round, and I'd like to be prepared. Why does the user "games" have to exist on a linux system? ************************************ This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information that is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient or entity, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of the information contained in the transmission. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. This communication may contain nonpublic personal information about consumers subject to the restrictions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. You may not directly or indirectly reuse or disclose such information for any purpose other than to provide the services for which you are receiving the information. There are risks associated with the use of electronic transmission. The sender of this information does not control the method of transmittal or service providers and assumes no duty or obligation for the security, receipt, or third party interception of this transmission. ************************************
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