The last weeks of the semester are so overwhelming that I started talking to my work email.
“Ah, here you go again,” I say to it reproachfully whenever it starts beeping hysterically, announcing a fresh barrage of messages I need to answer. “This is just plain mean on your part.”
“Beep, beep,” the mailbox responds cheerfully.
“Seriously, buddy, just quit doing this,” I say. “I just spent two hours showering you with attention.”
“Beep, beep, beep,” the mailbox continues unapologetically.
“Please, just have mercy on me!” I beg. “I need at least an hour to myself.
The mailbox is quiet.
“Thank you for understanding,” I say.
“Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep!” it laughs, triumphant.
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Almost completely off-topic, but possibly interesting.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57552225-38/senate-bill-rewrite-lets-feds-read-your-e-mail-without-warrants/
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Not just emails but Google Doc file, too??? This is horrible. What a travesty the constitution has been turned into.
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“What a travesty the constitution has been turned into.”
Not unless and until a court rules it constitutional.
Until then, I guess, it is the supporting legislators’ oath to uphold the constitution which is the travesty.
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I’m afraid this will be sneaked past us. The measures to censor the Internet are being taken in every developed country right now.
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Perhaps not, at least for now: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57552687-38/leahy-scuttles-his-warrantless-e-mail-surveillance-bill/
Bills like this are like Hollywood vampires: No matter how many times you steak them, they always come back in a sequel.
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