The problem with monoculture (e.g. the Irish potato famine [1]) is that the bug that takes down one machine takes down them all.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;evolution.berkeley.edu&#x2F;evolibrary&#x2F;article&#x2F;agriculture_02" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;evolution.berkeley.edu&#x2F;evolibrary&#x2F;article&#x2F;agriculture...</a>