Jeff St Real says:

This whole story is terrifying to me, and now that I see they are putting Mrs. Claus on trial, it upsets me even more.

marvin says:

She should be tried by that judge in Florida ( the ex-cab driver). Maybe he could put some sense into the prosecutor.

The Albatross says:

Heh. Yeah… um righty oh…. like you can just look people and tell.
All that stuff about “looking” like a duck?
It’s bullshit.
If it wasn’t bullshit then there would be no Jeffrey Dahlmers.

Reality check: Jeffrey Dahlmers exist.

What do we learn from this?

You can’t just “look” at people and tell.

As ever, thanks for the gross oversimplification Andy K…
Nice to see you’re if nothing else, consistent.

The Albatross says:

If you’re gonna bother bringing it up on a blog… let’s not be glib.
Not only is it boring and shallow, it is a close relative of “canned laughter” and in your case predictable to a fault.

Leland says:

Great article Andrew. That really does sum it up.

Jouley says:

I kind of think that Julie looks a little like Karen.

The Albatross says:

I wonder if you could look at Charles and tell or not.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2900174&page=1

Andrew says:

Albatross —

It was a joke, her not looking like a criminal. A joke. And dag nab it, I can be as glib as I want on my own blog! :-P

sasquatch says:

I think she looks like a criminal. And so does he. They’re all criminals!

Andrew says:

Hmm… coming from a guy named “sasquatch,” I’m not sure how to take that. ;-)

Rafael says:

As a software developer, knowing the very intricacies of Microsoft products, this is extremely depressing. The column wasn’t clear enough — is the teacher currently in jail? What’s the current status of the teacher?

Mark says:

Fact: If it was a Mac instead of a Windows PC, none of this would have happened.

The majority of the world made a terrible decision by consigning themselves to the personal computing dark ages (Windows).

This is what you get when you settle; when you pretend “good enough” is acceptable.

Thankfully, the world’s now beginning to correct that mistake. The educated are switching to Macs in droves now. The rest of the greta unwashed sheep will soon follow along in their usual mindless fashion.

Leland says:

And Mark posted this twice just to make sure we all know it. ;)

Rafael says:

Fact: There aren’t enough Mac users (cough 4%) to be targeted by mainstream malware/hacker attention, giving zealots (not to be confused with respectful users), like Mark, the false impression that the platform is much more secure…

Emily says:

Fact:
Rafael, if the Mac’s better security is a false impression, “mainstream malware/hacker[s]” would no doubt attack the platform just to prove there is a false impression. You underestimate the ego that drives these “people” to do what they do.

GaryL says:

Hey Mark you sound like a cool dood. Hows about we play some cool 3d games sometime? WAIT YOU CAN’T CAUSE YOU HAVE A MAC!!!!

PC > MAC

Seriously.. What can a Mac do that a PC can’t?

sasquatch says:

Since he sees it necessary to post on both threads:

Mark, you’re off topic, and you’ve missed the point. Pretty typical of Mac fanatics.

badman says:

leave it to a mac fanboy to go off topic and find an excuse to praise his mac…
wait, i’m off topic too, forget i said that…

That is one crazy story. Isn’t there anyone in the justice system with enough brains to realize there is something seriously wrong with what’s happening with Julie Amero? And stop the nonsense, waste of taxes, and the mental anguish caused on the victim that the trial will cause? –assuming what Andrew wrote was completely true…

badman says:

leave it to a mac fanboy to go off topic and find an excuse to argue that mac is better than windows…
wait, i’m off topic too, forget i said that…

That is one crazy story. Isn’t there anyone in the justice system with enough brains and influence to realize there is something seriously wrong with what’s happening with Julie Amero? And stop the nonsense, waste of taxes, and the mental anguish caused on the victim that the trial will cause?

glurgle says:

Gives new meaning to the term ‘Criminal Justice’ don’t it?

gnomic says:

It seems that the lesson of the Persecutor in the Duke lacrosse case hasn’t been learned by this Florida prosecutor… yet. This is right up there with the criminalization of 1st graders for sexual harassment.

Mark says:

The fact remains: If it was a Mac instead of a Windows PC, none of this would have happened.

Andrew says:

Mark is correct. Had they been running Macs, this wouldn’t have happened.

Had they been running Spybot Search & Destroy this wouldn’t have happened either. Plus Spybot’s free and its users aren’t cultists.

Donald says:

The article mentions “free anti-adware software”. In fact, institutional use of Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy (the free anti-adware software I’m aware of) requires the purchase of a licence:

http://www.safer-networking.ie/en/prices/index.html
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/select_your_product_academic.php