It is my experience in general that people are decent, despite all the bad things we hear about.
But, because I believe that, I give those good cops no extra credit for being decent.
So when I speak about my experience specific to police, specific to Schenectady police (although it has been some years since I've directly observed or encountered them in any notable way), I think it is just to say the unique thing about them -- when there is something unique about them -- is their thuggishness compared to other public service.
Abuse of power, arrogance under the aegis of a badge and gun, should come as no surprise.
We certainly don't need another Schumer or Clinton, but a Conservative out of New York would only be doing the same thing (think how novel a conservative elected to replace a Clinton, from New York, would be on Capitol Hill -- this person would be an instant careerist rather than a representative).
I'd totally agree with a special election -- and the (even more improbable) addition of instant run-off voting to the process. But we're all going to get screwed as the process stands.
I understand how a colloquialism might be quoted -- but I think its the job of the journalist to further contextualize things accurately. Doesn't have to be too precise, but journalism is supposed to educate and inform and to perpetuate anachronisms is sloppy work.
The term "mainframe" does mean something, and I strongly doubt Mohonasen is using a mainframe computer. More likely there's a service provided by a third party (since they can't connect to it now and the article says everything within the district's network is still accessible), and it runs more contemporary servers.
As a web developer, I can sympathize with the withdrawal symptoms of being disconnected. But I think its dangerous that a school system could so quickly be so apparently close to dysfunction. That might be a testament to Mohonasen or to how smartly technology as been adopted in New York or Nationally -- I wouldn't know.
And all that said: these things do not fail so mysteriously. I understand how it might seem that way to some of the users. But It'd be interesting to have heard something more from Verizon or an independent expert on the nature of this or similar failures. Perpetuating the idea that networking technology is a persnickety sort of voodoo doesn't help.
Posted on November 25 at 7:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is my experience in general that people are decent, despite all the bad things we hear about.
But, because I believe that, I give those good cops no extra credit for being decent.
So when I speak about my experience specific to police, specific to Schenectady police (although it has been some years since I've directly observed or encountered them in any notable way), I think it is just to say the unique thing about them -- when there is something unique about them -- is their thuggishness compared to other public service.
Abuse of power, arrogance under the aegis of a badge and gun, should come as no surprise.
On Schenectady residents complain to officials about cops