So true. The phrase "supposedly sullying the otherwise good name...." is biased as shit. Also, it's inaccurate. The screener isn't suing Alkon for "supposedly" sullying her good name. She's suing her for actually defaming her character. Inserting "supposedly" into that sentence insinuates that the lawsuit is frivolous. Look, I don't like the TSA either. I think the institution is seriously flawed, as are many of the individual screeners and security officers. So it is not difficult for me to believe the blogger's account of this case. It seems plausible, if unlikely. That said, plausibility != proof. It is just as possible that the blogger herself is a big liar, and the whole thing was fabricated out of thin air. She certainly seems to like attention, and she's getting in spades right now. Or, as in most things in life, the truth may lie somewhere in the middle. But in any case, no one has been convicted of anything yet, and /. has the responsibility of objectivity. Or are we not even supposed to consider this site anywhere near true journalism at this point??

Well, if doctors find it convenient to sh!t on the floor in the hallway, because they are too busy "healing" to go to the bathroom, hey, that's just fine, right?

Or if it's inconvenient to park their cars in the parking lot, why not just pull them straight into the lobby? Closer to the elevators that way.

Large organizations, be they medical, academic, corporate, or whatever, have rules on this sort of thing. The rules help ensure that the network, the hallways, the lobby, the restrooms are available for ALL users.

Not to mention the serious penalties for violating laws like HIPAA. Although many doctors believe they are gods, they are in fact only humans.

Your question is summarized as "Should I give IT a login account on a server that is not owned or managed by them?" Turn it around. "Should IT give your server access to the network (opening specific ports) which is not owned or managed by you?" I'm amazed that you're allowed to do this. As many others have said, this server would have been immediately cut off and confiscated in my work environment. And I work in academia, where we don't have a whole lot of rules (at least compared to the corporate world). You've gotten away with a severe bending of the rules by even having this server. Now you want to bend/break the rules even more by not giving IT a login account? Then take it home, where it belongs. It's users like you that make those of us in IT support bang our heads on the desk, and drink half our salary in beer, on a regular basis.

Then you're a fool. And you're also endangering every other child your child comes into contact with.

I can't really argue with this characterization. But that's exactly why I like /.

And yeah, sure, b*tch and moan about having to go see the IT guy. But if the end-users like this dork understood a little more about what was posted on Slashdot, and Ars, maybe they wouldn't have to come crying to us all the time.

Oh wait. Then I'd be out of a job. Nevermind, masses. Stay ignorant!!