Washington DC’s free weekly CityPaper features a story this week about the phenomena of “computer squatters” in DC’s main library. Library regulars and internet addicts have learned to beat the system by wielding multiple library cards and aliases. One user admitted to his own method:
“He points to the ID number on a library card. It has 14 digits arranged in four sections. The key parts, says Holmes, are the last two sections, which contain five and four digits, respectively. Just play around with these, he says. Holmes says it usually takes him six tries to get a winning combination. He has three PINs in his arsenal.”
Librarians questioned gave varied responses as to the severity of the problem, but administration hopes that the current average of an hour and a half to two hour computer wait time will be alleved by the addition of 75 new computers next month.
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