[rescue] web server loadbalancing...

[David Cantrell]

woods at weird.com (Greg A. Woods) wrote:
> [ On Friday, August 3, 2001 at 22:06:18 (+0100), David Cantrell wrote: ]
> > even if your system is perfect there's still human error - like maybe
> > the grunt who was meant to change the oil in the backup generator decided
> > to slope off for a ciggie instead.
> Rudundant generators and redundant grunts?  :-)

Yeah, make the grunts redundant and replace them with robots.  And the
robot maintenance grunts can be replaced with robots too.  Self repairing
robots.  Forgive me von Neumann!

> > I know that.  However, in the real world, have you noticed just how angry
> > people get when they are let down?
> 
> Yes, but oddly that only hapens to some people.  Seems there's an
> extremely high correlation between people's stress levels and their
> tolerance for disruption.

Indeed.  For 'real-world' stuff, I normally stay calm.  And, because I
have a nasty streak, I enjoy baiting those who are ... errm ...
expressing frustration :-)

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