The RIAA drive-wiping defendant's case won't likely set any new general precedents. The defendant wiped her drive AFTER being told it was to be examined as part of a discovery process (and admitted that was the case).
It's generally ok to shred files (paper or computer). It's NOT OK to shred files once the court is telling you they'll be part of a discovery process.
They hit 2 of my 3 momentary SF cliche peeves
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_Serenity_ hit two out of three of those momentary audio-visual SF cliches that over the years have popped up on my annoyance radar (nothing really big, just minor peeves -- science fiction versions of the old film adage, "every bag of groceries will have a loaf of french bread and the leafy tops of carrots sticking out of it.")
1) Every hologram in the 'verse will have scan lines and occasional picture jumpiness.
I kinda get it's a hologram when you can see through it. It would be nice if *some* Universe perfected them. In this case, the recording is being played back locally, too. It was cool in _Star Wars_, but then everyone jumped onto it.
2) Big-space-things go whooooooooosh (zooming past a planetary system).
It always sounds like the same show-off-the-THX-Audio, overly loud, whooooosh to my ears.
To my recollection, I don't think they hit the third of the three that have hit my annoyance threshold (and it annoys me the most): The Squishy Noise.
If an earthworm were invented for science fiction, it would make The Squishy Noise every time it moved. Now, if there's anything that looks slimy or shiny or sticky and small, you get a noise that sounds like they stuck a microphone into a bowl of jelly and stuck their hand in and smooshed it around.
I *tried* to do the right thing and buy a Prius. My 15-year-old, 264,000-mile 1989 Honda Accord Lxi hatchback was dying last September and gave out in October. But the estimate was a two-year wait for the Prius.
I couldn't find a way to live my life walking 'til then.
I was just noticing the difference between some stores -- I notice a lot of cashiers these days ask you "did you find everything you were looking for?" I used to auto-answer "yes" (like "have a nice day") but now I answer honestly. I have discovered that approximately half the people just sort of smile and say "oh sorry" or ignore me when I say I didn't find some particular thing; the other half actually have had people go back and double-check, or take down the info as a suggestion, etc. It varies but it's helping me decide where to re-shop.
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The RIAA drive-wiping defendant's case won't likely set any new general precedents. The defendant wiped her drive AFTER being told it was to be examined as part of a discovery process (and admitted that was the case).
It's generally ok to shred files (paper or computer). It's NOT OK to shred files once the court is telling you they'll be part of a discovery process.
_Serenity_ hit two out of three of those momentary audio-visual SF cliches that over the years have popped up on my annoyance radar (nothing really big, just minor peeves -- science fiction versions of the old film adage, "every bag of groceries will have a loaf of french bread and the leafy tops of carrots sticking out of it.")
1) Every hologram in the 'verse will have scan lines and occasional picture jumpiness.
I kinda get it's a hologram when you can see through it. It would be nice if *some* Universe perfected them. In this case, the recording is being played back locally, too. It was cool in _Star Wars_, but then everyone jumped onto it.
2) Big-space-things go whooooooooosh (zooming past a planetary system).
It always sounds like the same show-off-the-THX-Audio, overly loud, whooooosh to my ears.
To my recollection, I don't think they hit the third of the three that have hit my annoyance threshold (and it annoys me the most): The Squishy Noise.
If an earthworm were invented for science fiction, it would make The Squishy Noise every time it moved. Now, if there's anything that looks slimy or shiny or sticky and small, you get a noise that sounds like they stuck a microphone into a bowl of jelly and stuck their hand in and smooshed it around.
I *tried* to do the right thing and buy a Prius. My 15-year-old, 264,000-mile 1989 Honda Accord Lxi hatchback was dying last September and gave out in October. But the estimate was a two-year wait for the Prius.
I couldn't find a way to live my life walking 'til then.
I was just noticing the difference between some stores -- I notice a lot of cashiers these days ask you "did you find everything you were looking for?" I used to auto-answer "yes" (like "have a nice day") but now I answer honestly. I have discovered that approximately half the people just sort of smile and say "oh sorry" or ignore me when I say I didn't find some particular thing; the other half actually have had people go back and double-check, or take down the info as a suggestion, etc. It varies but it's helping me decide where to re-shop.