Finkle-McGraw brightened a bit. "You know, when I was a lad they called it A.I. Artificial intelligence." Hackworth allowed himself a tight, narrow, and brief smile. "Well, there's something to be said for cheekiness, I suppose." -- Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age, 1995
There are two kinds of software: software that ships, and software that's irrelevant.
What really happens when all your nodes die?