torture bill summed up in C

From patrissimo, who got it from others:

It occurs to me now that the whole 94-page bill really amounts to a common, one-character programming error.

if (person = terrorist) {
   punish_severely();
   } else {
     exit(-1);
   }

do not think of pink elephants

Or, alternatively: do not think, mostly through sukkah-building, "Hey! I've gotten through this so far without any boo-boos!"

Tonight the sukkah is up and valid, if listing a bit to Forbes. (Uneven patio. The frame is made out of pretty hefty metal pieces, so I don't think anything's bent.) Tomorrow, I hope, it will be lighted and furnished.