...Or does Metafilter go down more often than a 2-dollar hooker? I was settling down for a normal day of filling my brain with Metafilter goodness and then heading to del.icio.us to top my brain off with linkage when I was dealt a horrifying blow. No Mefi. No Del.icio.us. The were both gone with the wind. The latter scared me the most because my extensive linkage is stored there, including possible future blog entries. What could I do?

Fortunately, del.icio.us came back up later, and I was able to log into my account and breathe a deep sigh of sweet relief. However, Mefi is still flailing about in the dark, dark world we call 'offline'. C'est la vie, it's inevitable that the entire internet will be nonexistant one day when our planet is enveloped by the sun. However, in the meantime I really, really want some security in my favorite sites. How hard can it be? They're text-based. No massive data transfers. I'm sure they're powered by robust databases (well, maybe not so sure) and expert programmers. What gives? Maybe I should just develop my own one-stop user powered portal of goodness, where at least I can depend on myself to keep things under control.