I can't open Network without my MacBook Pro crashing I'm aware of the spontaneous reboot glitch as it happened many times before I found Apple's specifics on how to stop it, but starting earlier today, when I try to open System Preferences my MacBook Pro as per this fantastic tip I received this morning - which runs OSX - immediately crashes and restarts.

Is there something I'm doing that's overloading my computer?  That's precisely what I was trying to subvert.

EDIT: Specifically the com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice consistently crashes if I try to open Network Preferences.
In the Apple discussion thread, gchard posted the same query.

Linc Davis had the answer: 

How to return your Network settings to default and get rid of the infinite spinning wheel.