Some of you are aware of the problem the City of San Francisco has been having with their computer system. From what I can decipher between the competing media voices, this nerd built the current system and obsessively guarded it, to the extent that he was the only one who knew the password necessary to gain entry to work on the system. The system was up and running, but only he could get in to change things. And next thing we, the viewing public knew, he was in jail and refusing to divulge that password. Supposedly he has since given the password to future US President Gavin Newsome.
So buried in one of the stories today was this little gem:
"Childs' troubles with the technology department started to snowball June 20 when he followed and took photographs of the agency's new head of security after she began an audit of who had password access to the system, authorities said. Childs' frightening behavior prompted the woman to lock herself in an office."
Childs is the now jailed nerd. He was following the new head of security and taking photos. His behavior 'scared' her into locking herself in an office...
What kind of 'head of security' does that? I'm guessing she's not ex-FBI. How can anyone bear that title and wind up locking herself in her office? Hey, I'm not being sexist here. I know there are guys who have that same thought process. There are simply personalities that should never be given the title Head of Security. Can you see this situation arising in private enterprise?
Thanks for listening.
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ha! I'm with you on this one. No head of security should be that frightened of nerds.
Nerds deserve what they get, which is usually the ire of people who aren't smart enough to comprehend them (read: everyone).
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