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I discovered this morning that many of the game sites I frequently visit from work were blocked.  ENworld, Blue Devil Games, rpol.net and I'm sure others, all hit the following message...

Forbidden:  You do not have permission to access this page.

CLIENT_IP: 10.119.4.82             DATE: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:46:48 GMT             CATEGORY: Computer Games

ERROR: Access denied due to authentication failure.

URL: http://www.enworld.org/                       

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Internet Conduct:  Employees are expected to comply with the following rules of conduct while on the Internet.

• Do not violate any Sprint policy or guideline when accessing the Internet.

• Do not represent being affiliated with Sprint or as speaking on behalf of Sprint unless: (i) it is in the furtherance of job duties; and (ii) you have received the approval of a director-level or above individual within his or her department to do so.

• Do not transmit, post, display, print, forward, or otherwise disseminate material that is fraudulent, illegal, harassing, offensive, sexually explicit, obscene, threatening, infringing, defamatory or otherwise objectionable.

• Do not initiate or forward to others chain letters or other offensive messages.

• Do not engage in any activity or conduct which is contrary to the best interest of or disloyal to Sprint.

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To read the entire “Acceptable Internet Use” policy please access Section 2.9 in the HR “Employee Resource Guide”.

If you feel the Internet site you are trying to access should be allowed or is needed for business reasons "Click Here" or type "helpdesk" (minus the quotes) in your web browser and click the link to create an online ticket.

What is especially funny about this is that no where in this policy does it say "computer game" sites are forbidden.  I guess some one in Corp Sec couldn't conceive why such a block might be demoralizing and thus negatively impact productivity.  I suppose they'll be searching my laptop bags for books next or maybe censuring what music I'm allowed to bring.



It's going to be a pretty funny day when we discover that, while we may be "free citizens" we are still slaves to the system of corporate dominance.  After all, you gotta eat.  You can't drop your family medical insurance.  You are a slave as sure as if you were chained to your desk.  You can chose masters, but it's still the same.  Someone else will chose when you get up, when you can work, when you can eat, when you can be sick, when you go home, whether your children will get medical coverage, whom you can chose to cover, and now... even when you can chose to think about something other than work.  Security of assets... controlling costs... maintain productivity... bottomline... money... money... money.  Go forth and generate wealth.  Waste no thoughts.