Hear, hear. Memcached is damn useful, and Perlbal saved me from server meltdown and banning many a time when it was still my favorite language to write the hac

Hear, hear. Memcached is damn useful, and Perlbal saved me from server meltdown and banning many a time when it was still my favorite language to write the hackish, duct-taped monstrosities I called "web applications." LiveJournal hasn't been the same since bradfitz stopped working on it, but it was a milestone as far as interactivity on the Internet is concerned.