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The Most Wonderfully Geeky Moments of 2008 {Asylum}

Dec 9th 2008 8:56AM If Paterson Joseph does become the new Doctor Who - and I think he'd be great at it - then there still wouldn't be an African American Doctor. Because he's British. Not American.

Alaska Department of Revenue vaporizes $38 billion account {Engadget}

Mar 22nd 2007 10:50AM Why is everybody demanding this poor tech's head, or assuming that he is in some way a criminal? Ye gods, have none of you heartless, cruel people ever lost important data? ;)

And at any rate, firing the tech - or holding him or her responsible in some way - would not solve the management problem that resulted in a crappy backup system. Ever heard of a no-blame corporate culture? It makes a lot of sense. If people aren't constantly in terror of getting fired, they are much more likely to own up to and fix their mistakes swiftly.