...if you've ever heard anything like the following conversation:
Patron: The W key on that keyboard is stuck. Can I have a new computer?
Volunteer: Umm, sure, let me assign another computer to you.
P: (Pointing) But can I have that computer?
V: Yes, but it won't be available for another 20 minutes.
P: That's okay. There's less monitoring on that computer.
V: Less what?
P: Monitoring. That W key got stuck because I was trying to get the truth out.
V: The truth?
P: Yes. The government monitors everything I type, and they jammed the W key to prevent me from writing anything more. But they have more trouble monitoring that computer.
V: How do they monitor it?
P: They look for certain keywords, and as soon as I type one, they start blocking me.
Up to this point, I had been considering if I should get involved with the conversation. The volunteer is nice, but rather gullible. The patron is one of our hardcore paranoid regulars. The combination of the two could have unfortunate results.
However, the volunteer just shrugged and walked away. Hoping the internal thought process included at least one of the following arguments:
1) Jamming a letter only moved you to a different computer, where you were free to continue your writing.
2) How on earth do you know that a particular computer is more difficult to monitor???
3) You seriously believe that the government has an efficient real-time monitoring program? Have you ever known the government to do anything efficiently???
