Here is a sorta scary story: an IT admin in San Francisco has locked the City out of its own network, and won’t reveal the passwords. Currently, he has set it up so there is limited access to the network.

Not sure the real issue here; in most any network the admin password can be broken, especially if you have physical access to the server (needs to be a particular server, but the idea is the same). In any event, he apparently isn’t saying why he did it, and he isn’t budging. The have him in custody with a $5 million bond.

Read the PC World story here

EDIT: In San Francisco, you can even get paid after you’ve hijacked the system. The SF Chronicle reports the rogue network admin is getting his $150K salary while he sits in jail. See the story here

EDIT TWO: The mayor of SF, Gavin Newsome, saves the day. He went to see the IT guy in jail, in a secret meeting that even the city’s DA didn’t know about (I’m sure he was thrilled!). The good Mayor got the access codes. CNet has the story here.

But here is the best part: on the CNet story page, there are some reader comments at the bottom. One of them says this:

Jeez what is it about it IT guys? Every single one of them suffers from delusions that they’re the smart ones and everyone else is an idiot. This clown should be sent back to mom’s basement.

I just want to say that I…have…no…comment on this post.