Teknoids

It won't be nearly that bad, because really practically everyone is a
qualified PC tech. Or if not, at least their brother-in-law is. That should
mean the vast majority of current PI's and off duty sheriff's deputies will
be able to fill in while we all come up to speed.

Now if you will excuse me, I need to go get fitted for a shoulder holster.

Michael
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J Michael Sparks
Computing Services Director
LSU Paul M Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1000
225-578-8717 fax 225-578-4682
Michael.Sparks@law.lsu.edu

On 7/2/08 11:54 AM, "Brothers, Robert A" wrote:

> Hi, thank you for your message, but unfortunately I am currently out of
> the office. I am away participating in my mandatory three year
> apprenticeship to receive my private investigators license to continue
> to service computers and should be back in the office as of August 14th
> 2011.
>
> During this time, please submit all computer help requests to the
> computer help desk, we will respond in the order they were received once
> we are back in the office in 2011.
>
> If this is an IT emergency, I can be reached at the corner of Washington
> and Heights Blvd, I will be in the unmarked black van with the camera
> participating in surveillance. Just knock five times on the window, it's
> cool.
>
> If this message is regarding a new adultery investigation, please
> contact the office of "We fix computers too" at 713-555-5555 and speak
> with the receptionist.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob
>
>
> Robert A. Brothers
> Director of User Services
> University of Houston Law Center
> Legal Information Technology
> (713) 743-2260
> rbrothers@uh.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: teknoids-bounces@ruckus.law.cornell.edu
> [mailto:teknoids-bounces@ruckus.law.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
> sclausnitzer
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:04 AM
> To: teknoids@ruckus.law.cornell.edu
> Subject: [teknoids] Did you break the law today ??
>
>
>
> According to this article (
> http://www.ij.org/first_amendment/tx_computer_repair/6_26_08pr.html )
> any IT Pro who "repairs" a PC in Texas without a Private Investigators
> license will be doing just that.
>
> This leads to other serious questions for our Texas brethren:
> - Will this apply to in-house repairs?
> - Will your school pay for such licensing?
> - Will you throw away every computer at it's first BSOD for the next
> three years?
> - Will this allow PC techies to carry guns?
>
> With penalties up to $4,000, 1 year in jail, and civil liability up to
> $10,000 for both the tech and the customer, it looks like Texas may soon
> be forced into "outsourcing" computer repairs.
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Scott A. Clausnitzer
> Director of I.T. Services
> Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
> 1422 W. Peachtree St NW
> Atlanta, Georgia 30309
> P: 404-872-3593 x104
> F: 404-873-3802
> E: sclausnitzer@johnmarshall.edu
> W: http://www.johnmarshall.edu
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