I don't think this has come up here before, but Dave Winer is  looking 
for assistance in rewriting  Weblogs.com.

http://archive.scripting.com/2004/12/02#weblogscomNeedsARewrite

He seems to think this is a job for C.  Maybe.  Maybe not; others have 
suggested that a properly designed app in Java or PHP would do fine.

Of course, others may think Ruby might do.

Just a thought, if anyone feels ambitious.


James