"waste of time"

["Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace () attglobal net>]

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:55:09 -0700 (MST), guy wrote:
> I can think of one university who requires students to login through a web
> > portal before giving them a routable address.  This is such a waste of
> > time for both parties.

Translation:

 "It is too much trouble for us to keep the kids from throwing trash
  out the dorm windows, so we'll just let the public pay for cleaning
  up our mess every morning."