Re: 1984 (Big Brother)

At 11:55 PM -0400 9/12/10, Paul M Foster wrote:

I hate to seem flippant, but here would be my conversation with this customer: Customer: "My employees got access to the database while I was gone yesterday!" Consultant: "Well, let's see. Oh, it appears you didn't properly log out." Customer: "Yes, but I was *gone*. They weren't supposed to be able to access the database unless I'm *here*." Consultant: "The only way we know that is if you log in and log out properly. Now, if you like, we can put a nanny-cam in your office, and whenever you're not there (like in the bathroom), the whole thing shuts down. That will cost $x. Your choice. We've been working on the mind-reading extension to PHP, but it's not finished yet."

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