Pamela Chestek pchestek@identi.ca

When speaking to @bkuhn the appropriate phrase is "my bosses".

@bkuhn see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_tribunals_in_the_United_States#Article_I_tribunals
So called Article I courts are those set up by Congress essentially as a variety of or subactivity of administrative agencies, and in that sense they are part of the Executive Branch (and not the Judicial Branch), but that does not mean they are controlled by the White House.

What they teach kids in civics class (I doubt this has changed) tends to ignore everything that happened in the 20th century with the massive growth of the administrative state.

@bkuhn re your main blog post, you are incorrect to equate "part of the Executive Branch" with "reporting to Obama".

The opinion to me reads very much like patent lawyers approaching copyright issues for the first time.

Working from home with a loving 2 year old has it's perks.

He'll come by the room, open the door (with the handle he can barely reach) walk over to me and say "Tiny bit kiss".

I give him a little kiss, tell him I love him, and he walks out happily and closes the door behind himself.

You may have not organized your email efficiently if you have a "tl;dr", a "tl;dry part 2", and a "tl;dr PS" #selfshame #misuseoftldr