YES! job~ma for Tom!

Big JOB ~ma for Tom! Vibing hard that Good Things come of this interview. For you both.

job~ma for Tom!

Wow-'em-the-second-time-round~ma for Tom.

And lots of safety and family~ma to Shir's sister. I hope you all get to see her before they clamp down on family visits.

Job~ma for Tom.

They're trying the woman who created the false profile on MySpace that allegedly caused that girl to commit suicide [link] .

Although, technically, they are trying her for internet violations. I don't quite know how I feel about them pursing this. OTOH, this is the same woman who said that she didn't feel as bad about the girl committing suicide because she had tried it before.

Regardless of the outcome, I think it's good that it's coming to light in the form of a trial because I think things like cyber-bullying aren't taken anywhere near as seriously as they should be and the fact that it was perpetuated by a parent absolutely makes me froth at the mouth.

Here in Jacksonville, a couple of years ago, we had a cyber-bullying case that was taking place between two schoolmates-- a boy was sending threats and vicious messages to a freshman girl, that he was going to do her harm at school and freaked her out so bad her parents kept her home. The school administration wouldn't do anything because there was no proof that any of the threats had been perpetuated on school grounds, so beyond that, they claimed no jurisdiction and that they couldn't even prove that the boy himself had sent them.

So the little shit was allowed to continue attending school while the girl was so scared she couldn't.

When I was bitching about it at a family dinner, Lewis' aunt got really pissed at me, saying that she knew the principal of the school and that he was a good guy, blah, blah, blah and I was like, "He could be St. Francis of Assisi, he's still not doing his job. Instead of hiding behind semantics, he should be doing all he can to ensure that the learning environment remains safe."

She hasn't spoken to me since.

The school administration wouldn't do anything because there was no proof that any of the threats had been perpetuated on school grounds, so beyond that, they claimed no jurisdiction and that they couldn't even prove that the boy himself had sent them.

This is bullshit. Fine, they can't punish the boy because he didn't make the threats on school property, I get that. However, they can take steps to make sure that the girl feels safe at school, like alerting her teachers, making sure that she has an escort at all times (even another student), giving her a free pass to come to the principal's office if she feels unsafe, etc.

Primes do more than just hang out pretending to be cool and saying, "Just me and One, baby, that's all there is"?

Well, on a practical level, they're at the root of the RSA cryptography algorithm which may be keeping your email or online purchases secure (not, perhaps, the storage of your credit card numbers, but that's another issue entirely).

Also, they're the basis of... well, all other natural numbers! They're all either prime or the product of primes, which may sound obvious but is in fact tremendously powerful. And thus, you know, fundamental theorem of arithmetic.

(I know the conversation's moved on and all, I just felt the need to reply.)

On the plus side, maybe they'll lay off my boss. His lack of socialisation has not gone unnoticed by the higher-ups.

I say with love, William. When a bunch of actuaries are noteing poor socialization that's hardcore.

The encouraging bone marrow treatment possibility may lead me to be tested for being a donor. Over 20 years ago the doctors suggested I might be immune. We'll see how the research stuff goes. I'll be watching.

You're giving me happy goose bumps everywhere.

Ah the continual HIV test request. It's like the continual "Could you be pregnant?" "Is there any chance you're pregnant?" "Hey, let's do a pregnancy test just to be sure." I had after a car accident and before my x-rays. I appreciate their diligence, but I was strapped to a board and getting punchy and each reply was increasingly smartass. "I wish." "Not unless it's Jesus." "Wouldn't I be showing at 19 months?"

Fay, was it yours?