Dude, it's free.... Much as we enjoy pissing and moaning as a culture, there's still a need for realistic expectations. Periodic, and altogether sporadic, outages on a free service are not what makes a bad day.... One can't control the weather, traffic or wag fingers at outages for even paid services because deep down it just ain't possible. Best guesses and their overlooked best efforts are just that.

Here's another thing we can't control: how readers will react to the stuff that appears in this space. And that's a good thing, I think, because it keeps me on my toes. Thanks to all for their fine contributions.