MIKE ROSS wrote in a message to Greg Mayman:

 GM> Since more and more critical systems are using Windows -- I heard
 GM> that it is even in the attack computers in warships -- I wouldn't
 GM> be surprised at anything these days.

 MR> But don't they use a ruggerized version for the military, i.e. with
 MR> all the "back doors" taken out? 

If they knew how to take all that stuff out why don't they?

 MR> Just heard on the evening news of yet another massive power failure
 MR> down the coast of Mexico and in particular Cancun where next week
 MR> will be held a WTO meeting. It's really starting to smell...

What gets me is the politicians trying to blame this on
"deregulation",  when the grid is still pretty highly
regulated...

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