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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. Pulling a Clinton by Dynastar454 · · Score: 5, Troll
    Wow, the judge really got pissed... but then, I guess I would too, if I had to deal with...
    Fader [Govt. Lawyer] responded that he didn't know what was meant by such basic terms as "individual trust data" and "computer," to which Lamberth [judge] shot back: "I don't believe a word you're saying now." "You're just ruining your credibility talking to me that way."
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    Laugh at stupidity: mod idiots +1 Funny.