While I welcome all Erlang-spreading efforts, I quite like the Erlang syntax.
It initially looked more ridiculous than managed C++, but after about seven months of daily Erlang programming it's the most natural thing ever.
The problem with C-style syntax is that it encourages the diversity of coding conventions. Python makes everyone's code look about the same because of its ingenious whitespace-handling rules. Erlang's syntax appears to achieve a similar result because of its ... weirdness.
I've been a happy Linode customer since August 2007. There were two minor issues with DNS (not their fault, I believe) during that time. Once I had to do an emergency RAM upgrade on a Sunday -- it was the best customer service experience I've ever had.
I run two servers -- Gentoo and Ubuntu. I recommend Ubuntu.
My eyes got much better after I started playing tennis. I think the act of tracking the ball is basically the same as the eye exercises you're suppose to be doing every 30 minutes (looking in the distance then up close, etc).