It's not Windows vs Linux.

No, it's Microsoft vs Linux.

Microsoft had full control over the stack of tools they used (Windows Server 2003, C#/.NET, Sql Server 2000, I believe) and they invested a lot of resources, both technical and marketing, into making this system run. It was suppose to show that Microsoft software could handle this kind of system as well or better then *nix. And it was a failure.

See Get the Facts for more details.

First of all it's "north of San Fransisco" and by North they mean it's actually North of Santa Rosa. And it looks to be about 20 miles north of that up near Clear Lake.

That's not that far away if a large (6-7 magnitude) quake hits. If you don't believe me, read up on the Loma Prieta Quake in 1989. 42 people died in the collapse of the Cypress structure over 50 miles away from the epicenter. It also took out a section of the Bay Bridge and destroyed many building in San Francisco. This was from a quake that was centered south of Santa Cruz.

http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page

This is the info sharing site for bio-hackers. Has everything from courses for the gene-script kiddies to protocols and other neat stuff. It's a better resource then the corporate site for those who want to know about it.

You can always join the peace corp. They need IT people to help out in other countries:

You obviously don't remember the blink tag

System administrator/Network administrator - if you like playing with hardware Sales Engineer at a software company - if you like to travel and interact with customers Software Development Management - if you like telling people what to do.

Crude Oil Futures vs Dollar Index

Any question as to what's causing the price change?