Qotd

QOTD

Peter Cooper Jr.

“Head judging an event is much more like an RTS than a First-Person Shooter.”

Quote of the Day

Peter Cooper Jr.

“A motion to open the budget and consider it by line item, rather than as a whole, failed to gain majority support.” — Worcester Telegram & Gazette, on the one motion at last night’s Town Meeting that failed.

I was the one at Town Meeting that offered that motion.

Quote of the Day: Official DCI Policy

Peter Cooper Jr.
“Players can pray for assistance from any divine figure they choose, so long as it doesn’t answer via cell phone or blackberry, or manifests in the form of a neighboring player, we are ok.”
— Andy Heckt, DCI Judge Manager, in response to a query on the DCI Judge mailing list

Scary quote of the day

Peter Cooper Jr.

“Okay, your password has been reset to ‘password2’.” — The customer service rep. at my bank, after calling them, telling them that my account on their web site was inactive due to me mistyping my password too many times, and telling them my name.

There was no verification beyond me telling them my name.

More about the false sense of security when logging into my bank in the next update…

Public funds for private roads

Peter Cooper Jr.

Residents of private roads, which have been open to public use for six or more years, may now petition selectmen to provide temporary repairs such as filling holes, oiling surfaces, resurfacing and drainage installation. Voters at the May town meeting approved the new practice of using public funds to repair private roads if 51 percent of the landowners abutting the road sign a petition for repair. Last week, selectmen approved the new petition form and decided each petition will be valid for three fiscal years. The new practice is pending approval by the state attorney general for action taken at town meeting, after which, residents may obtain petition forms from the town administrator’s office.

Quote of the Day

Peter Cooper Jr.

“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” — John Adams, June 21, 1776