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>>It is much easier to fire a government civilian employee now. The regulations have changed and it is more competitive. Plus, the majority of workers on government installations are actually contracted.
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>You are aware that the first reported (1994) computer virus (video board virus) was created by a government employee. He wasn't disgruntled - just bored - and too much free time:-)
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Hi Terry,
I like this story of a bored (provincial) government employee...
The Toronto Sun newspaper used to print a scantily-clad lady (black and white back then) on page 3 (now moved to page last-2) and one day they received an envelope with several of them cut out but they were NUDE! Same ladys, but wearing nothing.
A big internal investigation followed, and after weeks of checking things out nothing was turned up. But pictures kept arriving every 3-4 days.
Ultimately they traced the envelope to a government office and discrete inquiries were made. An employee finally fessed-up.
Seems he was bored and took to using his fancy fine-point electric eraser to fiddle with the appropriate dots making the image, finally perfecting a technique that fooled even the most learned newspaper folk!
cheers
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