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Apr 11, 2001 • 1 min read

For those who thought it would never be done: Migrating Microsoft Hotmail from FreeBSD to Windows 2000 Technical Case Study. I’m surprised we didn’t hear more about it at the time, but perhaps they wanted to wait to see if it would work.

Jaw-dropping trivia: They migrated 5000 servers in four weeks.

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Ending Healthcare

Ending Healthcare

Just to document a conversation that I've had a number of times in the last year, its important to understand the implications (and indeed, the motivations) of much of current public health policy. Now that more than a decade has passed since the ratification of Obamacare, the cultural memory of

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I am the answer to the Rites of Spring Puzzle

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I am the answer to The Sexual Tension Puzzle

I am the answer to The Sexual Tension Puzzle

Listen, I'm not the one making this assertion. It's Vulture's daily 10x10 crossword puzzle for May 17th, entitled "The Sexual Tension Puzzle", in which I am, apparently, a clue. (Sorry to spoil the answer to 25 Across!) Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself. Thanks so much to Malaika

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