While laying in bed this morning at 4 AM, cursing my insomnia, I caught the following exchange between Sen. Leahy (Dem-VT) and a person described as an FBI 'computer expert' (or some such term):
Leahy: So, you're telling me that the FBI does not currently have the capacity to search all its computers for the phrase "aviation school"? FBI chick: That's correct. We could search for the single word "aviation" or the single word "school" but not for the entire phrase "aviation school". I'm not sure whether I should be more pleased or more worried at the fact that the FBI's computers are being run by morons. Have these people never heard of grep? If there is already some kind of search engine in place for single words, how hard could it be to change its parameters to accept blank spaces as word-characters? Even windoze, for chrissakes, allows text-searches of documents. I reckon the other possibilities are: 1) She's lying. 2) She's not really an 'expert', but some confused PR person. 3) The FBI's computers all run DOS. Any other ideas? E -- Erik Curiel almost web-engineer/would-be philosopher "And the ladies treat me kindly, And they finish me with tape, But deep inside my heart I know I can't escape. Awww, mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again." --Bob Dylan _______________________________________________ Bits mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits
