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  1. attitude on How Do You Store Your Personal Photos? · · Score: 2

    >I do know that the first thing to do is to go through your collection
    >and dump what is not worthwhile keeping.
    I'm not sure why you say this in such an authoritative tone, but this is a great example of something you *shouldn't* do. There's nothing to say that a shot that you're not particularly fond of today will remain so forever. This is especially true when you shoot in RAW, since there's so much to work with and techniques you can learn to salvage a so-so picture.

    Moreover, your attitude of 'I have a laptop with an internal disk and don't wish to change' is a terrible one to have. If your data's security is important to you, you'll need to expand your horizons quite a bit.

  2. Joel on Software on Are 10-11 Hour Programming Days Feasible? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I like how the OP mentions Joel Spolsky when he's written several articles talking about just this situation and how it never works.

    It must be nice to be a manager, picking and choosing the kinds of information you choose to retain.

  3. Re:echelon on Tunisian Gov't Spies On Facebook; Does the US? · · Score: 2

    I'm not committing a crime at the moment, but who knows what will *become* a crime in the future? And at that point, just think about how useful all this logged data will be.

    The best part is that in our media-washed modern society, you wouldn't even need to be accused of a crime. Some bit of data you once thought private can be aired and you'll face the prison of public opinion and hearsay.

  4. echelon on Tunisian Gov't Spies On Facebook; Does the US? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It should be assumed that any information you post on a system that doesn't belong to you (and even some that do...) is being peered at by someone that wants to put their nose where it doesn't belong.

    We used to live in a society where a comment like 'Oh, but why would they look at you if you're unimportant?' would have been valid, but with the ever-encroaching nemesis of data mining and algorithmic analysis making itself part of our daily lives you have to assume that, at any moment, every transaction you make is being scrutinized.

  5. Re:I imagine it won't be too long before.... on UK Wants To Ban Computer-Generated Child Porn · · Score: 1

    Nonsense. I signed it Candle Jack and nothing bad happ

  6. Re:IPv6 was also designed to support interplanetar on IPv4 vs IPv6: The Road Ahead · · Score: 1

    And IPv7 was designed so that a lab tech at Tachibana Labs can rule over both the wired and real worlds.

  7. Re:Woot! -- Masamune on Recreating The Lost Art Of Damascus Steel · · Score: 1

    >And have Sephiroth steal it and kill Aeris? Are >you insane? So *that's* why Bush allowed for the continuation of stem cell research! Next we'll hear that Mako is the reason they're going to drill in Alaska. Surely Hojo has a hand in all of this...

  8. Re:cloned army of jar jar on Star Wars II: Return of the Name · · Score: 1

    >I hate Lisp. Legions of emacs and Sawfish users would beg to differ, I'm sure.

  9. Re:do you think... on Star Wars II: Return of the Name · · Score: 1

    Though I no longer have bibliographic information to back it up, when Newsweek featured an article about Episode I he mentioned that he no longer wants to continue the series after finishing the two remaining prequels. Of course, his mind my have changed by now...

  10. Re:It is the time on Code Red II: Shells for the Taking · · Score: 1

    Assuming my hostname was 'bloggs' (it isn't, btw), I run: net send bloggs hello and it'll open up a window. You have to be running the Messanger service for this to work.

  11. TLC Had a Feature on This... on The Sound of Safety? · · Score: 1

    About a year ago TLC (that is, The Learning Channel) had a special on regarding people's problems with driving. One of the things they cited was the fact that people couldn't avoid emergency vehicles because they were unsure as to where the sound was coming from. On the show they showcased this noise on a modified police cruiser. If you're interested, the noise is pretty similar to the static noise you'd get on a television or radio, really, perhaps static with some sort of flanger applied.