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Smash the spin

SMASH. That stands for "simple, many, self-healing." It's a concept more grandly called "autonomic computing," and it's becoming a mantra at IBM. The idea is to create computer systems which instantly recognize internal failure (at the processor, at memory, etc.), figure out how to resolve the problem, do so, and go on with the job. Interesting stuff.

Here's a news story about the White House AIDS office: White House Reshuffling AIDS Policy Operation. Here's the Family Research Council's spin. Apparently the White House didn't consult. Tch, tch.