Today is the day when we celebrate that rare of species, systems administrators, the one day a year when it is encouraged to be nice to the people who say "sorry but you do have to use a login password" and "no, it is not our policy to let you take home computers, even if your five-year-old is a whiz with them". So, be nice to them us, we're all that stops you from certain doom the first time you delete an email that you really, really wanted. So happy systems administration day, my fellow freaks! :-)

Here's an excellent letter to Hillary Clinton on her case against Grand Theft Auto, the M-rated (17 year olds and older) computer game, that democrats were buying for their 5 year olds, that had some hidden content that could be accessed if you a) were technical enough, b) had lots of time to waste.

• http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-johnson27jul27,0,1432940.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions