September 24, 2002

Gee... networks as easy as computers.

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San Francisco ó Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. said it would create in a few years a network environment that will be as straightforward to handle as a single machine, a strategy it calls N1.

You notice that they didn't say as easy as a mac, or as easy as WinXP, or even as easy as dos. No, just as easy as a single machine. Personally, I think the single machine IS the problem. And I know the solution. When a computer breaks because of stupidly designed software, somewhere a computer programmer has his big toe bashed with a hammer. Software crashes because of interoperability problems? A manager gets it. And so on.

The problem is that the system is, of course in its infancy but also, irresponsible. Write code, sell it, doesn't work, ooops! Upgrade OS, don't test it properly, sell it, Ooops!

Would that the tech industry be at LEAST as responsible as teachers are. Teachers at least have to look you in the eye year after year when they goof. Would that everyone had to look you in the eye when their 'solutions' aren't.

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New US mystery weapon?

Mystery carcass 'something new to science...

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