Diversity and fault tolerance makes systems strong, and it makes societies strong, too. I was dismayed, by Dave Winer's comment about nuking Iraq. Dave has a response to people, including me, who pushed back. These are difficult times, and words and ideas can quickly take root in the hearts and minds of frightened, angry people. Gartner recommends ditching IIS in favor of Apache, iPlanet or other Web server software that's less flawed, given the unrelenting expense and bother of constantly trying to fix Microsoft's product.
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This cheery candle greeted me when I got home from New York Tuesday night. North is at the bottom of both pictures. Ace aviator , friend Michael Rosenberg is flying his prop plane across the Atlantic via Newfoundland and Iceland. Here we see modeled something called an immersion suit, for which Michael offered no further explanation. Chris Gulker's view from Silicon Valley - in words and pictures What I'm up to in 2001 .