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?