G'day Guettarda,

It's nice to be able to find out what you've missed when you walk in half-way through an episode of 24, but it's a complete policy violation...

There are all sorts of reasons why our traditional approach to pop culture is Really Super-Awesome or The Absolute Worst Thing About Us, but "because it's a complete policy violation" ranks somewhere down near infinity ...

Policy has its uses (for instance, brow-beating process wonks who refuse to do the Right Thing unless it's written down in legalese and they get a receipt in triplicate), but wringing one's hands and worrying about whether you're living up to its demands is useless and, fortunately, unnecessary.

Cheers,