State workers protest horrific government crackdown on their Solitaire playing

By at 1:49 pm Friday, Mar 25

Snipped from Declan McCullagh's politech list:
"...Goofing off on the cubicle computer may be today's version of the coffee break. But now some state lawmakers want the fun and games to stop - at least on company time. Saying taxpayers would be "outraged" to know how much work time is frittered away by insurance-commission secretaries and DMV employees honing their solitaire and Mine Sweeper skills on the state's 50,000 computers, Catawba County Republican Sen. Austin Allran has sponsored what may be the country's first anti- solitaire legislation..."
Link to news story in the Christian Science Monitor

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