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U.S. Department of Interior Ordered Offline

Posted by chrisd on from the talking-about-the-departments dept.

The whole of the U.S. Department of Interior has been forced off of the internet as a result of a court case Cobell v. Babbit. This was the result of compromises with the Microsoft Windows servers. A judge decided to take the whole of the organization down. Should this judge have this much power? Info here on the indian trust web site. This includes the BLM, USGS and the Park Service. Staggering, really. CD: Hold off on the blaming of MS, it's still not clear.

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  1. Re:Should a judge [OT] by sigwinch · · Score: 5, Flamebait
    Drifting off topic, but here goes anyway...
    True, but the fundamental feeling behind unions is one of solidarity -- that *everyone* should be taken care of, not just those who are extremely skilled.
    CNN.com says the average salary of the striking teachers is $56k/year + benefits, only a little less than I make as an electrical engineer in the midwest. That isn't solidarity, it's larcency, a natural consequence of communism.
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