Heh. Nice find.

Then there was that time under NT that i tried organizing the system directory. Well, it was kind of okay until the next reboot. Not being able to boot is a great teacher too. :)

Deus Ex

I'd far rather have a/c though!

Let's trade! We always want what we don't have, eh? :)

In your case, though, you can provide you're own A/C, as you have a window, put in a window fan, or a double window fan that can blow air both in and out. (I used to have one of those and was really happy. It may not be perfect, but you have some recourse. Enjoy what you have. :)

what in the hell do we actually do about it aside from individual protection?

Protection is it. That's the thing to do about it.

put an end to at least one program... problem is, another grew to take its place

And that is a problem that is all but guaranteed. Even if we put loads of political pressure on our own government to stop being one of the bad guys, our government isn't the only government. And even if you were to magically control all governments: governments aren't the only game in town.

You have to assume an actively hostile network. I don't know why this is such a big problem. I think it's something we can handle.

And if you look a it that way, and "go dark," you'll also be addressing the government problem too. If they can't spy on you, not because Congress talks to them harshly when caught, but because they don't have enough success, then they'll stop. Reading love letters is fun but staring at hex dumps eventually gets boring.

Well, it can't be hypothesis number 2, because this is the team that is fighting against terrorism. So that narrows down the possibilities a bit. HTH.

I wish we had windows. Lucky dog.

She has a space heater. She uses it during the winter.

The funny part is, she thinks rationally (half-way techie even) when she wants to. The even funnier part is, she's from the Ukraine.

I have a fan. If i showed up in shorts i would likely be reprimanded for not wearing business casual.

Luckily, i have headphone to hide what i listen to, so no red stapler is required.

If they don't have enough people to help, maybe they should consider some H1B's to augment the staff?

Supergreen.

While you were busy 'reading articles', he was busy getting a low ID. BTW, UID 1 never read an article.