Lord Help Us All!
Okay, so I realize that we need to update our computer technology in government. That’s important now that we know how vulnerable we truly are.
And I think it’s nice that a committee has been formed of 14 members of congress to work on this issue, even though members of congress are probably the least informed people about technology on the whole damn earth.
Their goal?
Their wish lists vary: Some aim to change how agencies deliver services to citizens, others want agencies to be able to purchase bleeding-edge ideas, and few have ideas on how to restructure offices and expand agency missions. And they’re all concerned with government’s cybersecurity stance.
Okay, so maybe if we got some of the smartest ones together … oh hell no.
No. Just no.
Here is living proof that he cannot get his ducks in a row.
Thanks to Lydia for the heads up.
Perhaps, perhaps…
1Blake is test subject needed for “dumbest possible computer user.”
If they can figure out a way to keep him from clicking Nigerian Prince emails, and “You’ve One Beeg Prise!” links, well, then, they can keep anyone’s computer safe.
OK. These guys are all going to be totally useless when it comes to forking over the dough for better and more secure technology. They just don’t believe that anything that is not the next killer ICBM should cost so damn much and have to be upgraded and replaced every six months because the is how fast this kind of technology changes! They haven’t clue one!
2I’m still having trouble with the concept of “bleeding-edge ideas”….
Maybe that’s up there with an article in our town’s free weekly newspaper. Someone in the local theater was quoted as attributing their quality to the fact that “we don’t have any pre-Madonnas.” (Volunteer proofreaders, I salute your work, but once in a while….)
3is “bleeding-edge ideas” some sort of hip thing that i’m too old to know about?
4that wouldn’t be too hard of course, at this late date.
Hey! How’d Rhea get in there with the bleeding edge thing.
5Pre-Madonnas! Now that’s funny? i guess it actually makes sense.
Yeah, only 6 years in and i’m finally off the mod-list!
Now why do you do that, Miss JJ? I was reading along and interested that our government was going to do something about cyber-security but then you drop THAT bomb on me! Blake!!!??! The human antidote to thought?
Waaaaiiiittt a minute. Are playing with us? No?
6Damn.
the “Pre-Madonna” thing makes me think of many of the Malaprops in the local classifides, can’t think of any right now to share but look in your own paper, they’re there.
Hmmm, the spell-checker thinks “Pre” is misspelled but is fine with “Madonna”.
7Well, to comment of the actual topic of this post, surly nothing could go bad there!
Can we stop looking at that picture? It just nasty!
8It is kinda sad that every single one of the cartoon duckies on his pajamas is smarter than ol’ Blake. Actually, every single one of the empty circles on his pajamas is smarter than ol’ Blake, God bless his empty head.
9Mrs. Bankston! Not to be picky, but. Remember those wonderful hidden picture links you used to post with an “open at your own risk” warning before the picture would display? We took a vote and we’d all sure appreciate it if you filed Ducky Boy there.
Computer technology update and Congress does not sound like a winning combination. Guys like Blake and Louie can’t distinguish between IT and Cousin Itt.
10This picture of a rather portly Alfred E. Farenthold should go viral and bring that moron down. Surely the people of his district would rather not have someone so obviously unacceptable representing them. This picture should be emblazoned on their brains.
11That is a remarkably repellent photo.
12Part of the whole “drown government in the bathtub” plan has been refusing to fund the replacement of thousands of government computers. Like the ones still running Windows XP, and are subject to many hacking schemes.
Some are so antiquated that they run on 5.25 floppy disks. Some in use at NASA and other scientific research facilities are even older. Amazingly, government workers keep them going, simply because they have no money to replace them.
13Thank Dog he’s only a step-relation to Sissy! Blakey’s continued non-representation speaks volumes of the non-engagement of his voting base! That PJ picture has been around for years and gives the TedCruz bath robe/smoking jacket (?) pic a run for the money as worst pic of successful Tejas Politician ever! WTF is wrong with todays Texas voters?! And, to make matters worse, the Dirtbags just ended the Longhorns baseball season. See ya in February.
14He’s the fool they use to make it all foolproof. And I really liked that surly comment that sneaked in on the malaprop discussion! This place is so much fun!
15Ranger Jay, you would love a walking tour of the servers at the State Department. Be sure to bring plenty of peanuts and such with you to feed the squirrels running in the wheelie cages. They are so damn tired of trying to keep this servers up to snuff. Frankly, those servers need plumbers they leak so much. No wonder so many State Dept. people prefer their own machinery!
16ARRGGGHHHH!!!!! I have concluded that the average IQ of rethuglican congress critter is a negative number. Therefore, what will they accomplish? Now Maggie has the correct idea. If you employ a better squirrel wheel, your equipment will be better. But the critters will just argue about whether to use red squirrels or grey ones. And some will argue that voles are better. In other words NOTHING WILL GET DONE!
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