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  1. Re:currently travelling around the world on Gadgets You Backpack Around the World With? · · Score: 1
    sorry should have pressed preview... here with correct formatting:

    ok here is my story:

    im on a rtw trip, i have done south america, north america, new zealand, australia, japan so far and am now in mainland china where i will spend a few months working my way down to india & se asia

    photography is my main interest so i travel with my eos 350d & ultrawideangle and kit lense and i am also running a travel blog (http://travel.cellardoor.ch/)

    i also have ipod, nintendo ds and a mobile phone with me

    i started without laptop but bought a macbook in canada. why? it saves you some money because internet cafes in developed countries are expensive and usually you get free wireless with some planning ahead. it is also convenient to use downtime at airports etc more efficiently - i can process my pictures on the run (huge issue, i have about 3000 unprocessed pics from south america), write blog entries, deal with emails, plan my trip, etc...

    downside of course is first the weight of the gadgets plus all the power adapters, that you have to charge your stuff all the time, and the safety

    nevertheless i am glad about having my laptop with me. it was perfect in the us, new zealand etc where security was not that much of an issue and i didnt have to carry my stuff around that much. now it is more of a hassle but i still dont regret it. i go to hostels that have lockers and if not, there are always secure lockers somewhere in town or you can leave it at reception.

    on my whole trip i never had something stolen from me, never pickpocketed and never in a hostel/hotel.

    remember: the biggest safety issue are your fellow travellers, not the hostel staff (if you stay in somewhat reputable places)

    and carry a lot of kg only makes you stronger hehe

  2. currently travelling around the world on Gadgets You Backpack Around the World With? · · Score: 1

    ok here is my story: im on a rtw trip, i have done south america, north america, new zealand, australia, japan so far and am now in mainland china where i will spend a few months working my way down to india & se asia photography is my main interest so i travel with my eos 350d & ultrawideangle and kit lense and i am also running a travel blog (http://travel.cellardoor.ch) i also have ipod, nintendo ds and a mobile phone with me i started without laptop but bought a macbook in canada. why? it saves you some money because internet cafes in developed countries are expensive and usually you get free wireless with some planning ahead. it is also convenient to use downtime at airports etc more efficiently - i can process my pictures on the run (huge issue, i have about 3000 unprocessed pics from south america), write blog entries, deal with emails, plan my trip, etc... downside of course is first the weight of the gadgets plus all the power adapters, that you have to charge your stuff all the time, and the safety nevertheless i am glad about having my laptop with me. it was perfect in the us, new zealand etc where security was not that much of an issue and i didnt have to carry my stuff around that much. now it is more of a hassle but i still dont regret it. i go to hostels that have lockers and if not, there are always secure lockers somewhere in town or you can leave it at reception. on my whole trip i never had something stolen from me, never pickpocketed and never in a hostel/hotel. remember: the biggest safety issue are your fellow travellers, not the hostel staff (if you stay in somewhat reputable places) and carry a lot of kg only makes you stronger hehe

  3. Ugly! on Rio Reveals iPod Mini Slayer · · Score: 0, Troll

    This must be the ugliest mp3 player i've ever seen. Chicks don't dig this one :)

  4. Only in games? on Men Incapable Of Portraying Videogame Women Fairly? · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Watch "24" for christ's sake!

    Women are constantly raped, captured, beaten, crying, doing stupid things, acting crazy & naive...
    And if they don't they are pure evil without feelings.

    It can't get any worse than that!

  5. Aqua - Barbie Girl on What Was the Very First MP3 You Downloaded? · · Score: 1

    And regretted it ever since :) This song was in my head for the whole summer - frightening!

  6. Well on iTunes Music Store Hole Discovered, Patched · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we know where those huge amounts of downloads are coming from :)

  7. there could be some cool stats on How Many Keys Have You Pressed? · · Score: 1

    cool! very soon everybody could see how many times i type:

    - my credit card number
    - my real name
    - my address
    - my fav. web sites

    your personal stats page could be a nice profile.

    but wait... they would NEVER do that... wouldn't they? it's even open source! oh wait, it isn't i think ;)

    muuuh out
    [afx]

  8. Imagine the moment after... on Linking Hardware To Wetware · · Score: 1
    ... you accidently type "rm -rf /" while having your brain mounted.

    now THAT would be bad luck :)