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Then again... Signs Chuck Norris Is Gay

While I'm not surprised (any more than to learn this of any other right wingnut, such as Ted Nugent,) I wondered about the details. Here they are.

Thought this was the perfect description: Kirk Cameron joins former TV stars Victoria Jackson and Chuck Norris in desperately trying to remain in the public eye by using anti-LGBT rhetoric. From GLAAD press release via JMG.

I'm sorry to hear what happened to you, by the way! There are a couple of ways to deal with these devices' desirability to thieves. Pretty much all of them have a Kensington (laptop) lock port--including things like Airports, Time Machines, external drives. They're not *great* security, and (despite the name) it's not that practical to lock your laptop up all the time, but it's great for stuff that shouldn't ever move, to at least slow the thief down or make it 'not worth it'. Another path is to use an external backup drive and put it in a safe, but it's very easy to fall behind on such backups. Also, many people don't realize, it takes a *very* specialized safe to secure *data devices* against fire or water damage. And if the safe isn't huge you should also consider some way to keep *it* from walking out the door! There are also these, and these, but again, at the very minimum they need to be Kensington locked.

The problem with most cloud based storage (esp. the ones you mentioned) is that most are for files. Now I'm sure you'd love to have the latest copy of all your documents back, and they are great for that. Also for accessing them anywhere. I love Dropbox for this (especially on my phone now!) and MS is building something nifty into Windows8 to seamlessly put everything out there, if you want. But we're usually talking 5-10 GB here. You can pay for more, sure, but it's just not designed to hold a 100+ GB backup of the entire OS on your computer. There are starting to be services from backup providers and people like Carbonite, but they are fairly expensive and as your data grows they can charge you more and more, theoretically locking you in for the rest of your life! And there is the question of accessibility after an incident. How and how quickly do your get your backup back to restore the operation of your repaired/replaced computer? Some of the simpler/free-er services are trying to expand, but they even struggle to hold 20-30GB of your music collection, and none would hold my 2TB or so of collected TV and other downloads, nor would I be eager to put them on such a service given that some may be of questionable legality and either being reported by one of these services or seeing them delete my data on a whim aren't experiences I'm eager to have. --and keep the above in mind for your porn collection too! Do you have the 2257 or whatever documentation that every guy in every video is legal? And a receipt for every clip or pic you've stored? Would you even want a third party having access to such? What if a state the server is in passes an asinine law? These are just some of the reasons a home NAS-like device such as a Synology or Qnap are better, in my view.

Damn, if fishing had ever been that exciting when I was a kid I wouldn't be bored to tears by even the thought of it now!

My favorite backup strategy is a NAS type device in a closet or something with the internet router (and some routers you can just plug a USB drive into). It's always on (so your laptop doesn't need to be), can do stuff like stream media to your TV or download torrents. Plus the drives can be RAIDed, saving you from hardware failure wiping out your data. Synology makes some of the most full featured home ones at the moment. Plus you might keep porn on it instead of the laptop so when you travel you don't have to worry about the TSA loosing their minds... But as AdamSmith notes, it doesn't count for *dick* if you don't keep up with it, check on the backups regularly. Especially if you turn your laptop off all the time (or use a removable drive) you'll have to kick off the backups yourself weekly...

Yeah, a gay casino/resort/hotel in Vegas would be damn cool too!

Yeah, I think you're better off just buying (and getting miles for) anything up to the $200 range. LA to DFW was about $99, so bought it. DFW to fucking Biloxi was around $400, makes the $100 I paid in fees for two tickets seem pretty small...

More gay Star Trek for those interested...

Ah yes, Jennifer Love Hugetits. Grown a lot since Party of Five...

I think simple omission is not a lie, for example I don't tell friends/co-workers I'm gay but I also intend to answer truthfully if ever asked. But the fact that it is weighing heavily on you and you seem to feel guilty about it really speaks volumes. I think in this instance you already know the answer, but haven't yet admitted that you do!

Having an SSD drive as the main disk in a laptop--it works miracles. If you don't have one already consider upgrading eventually. Runs *much* faster, uses less power, boots instantly, virtually immune to shock/vibration. Highly recommended for anybody with a year or two old computer, it will feel brand new! But still have a backup... and don't carry it around in your laptop bag!

Now try using it outside in the daytime! Every ad that ever showed that should sued for false advertising. Another benefit to laptops is that it has a built-in battery backup. But remember to BACK UP YOUR DATA. The drives in laptops fail more often, the laptop is much more susceptible to damage/dropping or loss/theft. If it's Win7 the built in backup system is very good!

Saw a couple relevant pictures, still looking for other one.

Yeah, housewives of Disney was a great idea, could've been a lot funnier in execution. I don't watch much SNL but the fixed stare off camera *was* really bad last night.

Bombed really bad, whole show was a dud. Worst was the scared straight segment, with her as herself, how could that not be the least bit funny??? Much like the monolog but not in jest, the cast WAS propping her up the whole way through, she wasn't in many skits, meh. The Romney bit (sans Lohan, I believe) was the only thing that even amused me.

Plans for normal stuff I'm good with, but plans for naughty stuff kill me. My main problem with Rentboy-type guys is "I plan to be horny next Tuesday at 2PM". But, then again the alternative is wasting a day on CL dealing with flakes/etc...

I think Limbaugh got hit HARD in the wallet, people have been contacting his advertisers (places like Reddit listed them) and they have been leaving in *droves*. I understood it to be a co-pay system we're talking about, same as any other drug or visit under our healthcare system but the Repubs were trying to make it so any organization could refuse to pay their part of anything they claimed was 'morally objectionable'. Birth control today, emergency trauma surgery resulting in abortion tomorrow, etc... Funny thing is, I bet more than half the 'religious-based organizations' this bullshit is supposedly for wish it would die a quick and quiet death, because if they implement the restrictions it'll hinder them in hiring the best and brightest.

I've heard great things about Touch from a couple sources, may well watch that, or at least the pilot. Awake sounds interesting and Jason Isaacs is usually wonderful, but something about it just puts me off. Plus it feels like it's been coming out soon for a year and a half--never a good sign. And it's on the cursed network, even worse sign! Let me guess, he drives and raves about a Toyota in one world and a Hyundai in the other?

Almost as jarring as seeing his anti-corporate, pro-environmental skreed used to sell consumer crap!

I tend to use my Debit card nearly constantly, or at least I did, and between that and telephone/internet banking I never saw the need to keep a total manually, myself. I, of course, check the statements carefully, and am generally aware of my balance, so I know if there is fraud. When it's happened I haven't had much trouble at all getting those charges reversed. I think most of the people with horror stories on that front are BofA customers!

After many years of Windows Mobile I just recently took the plunge with a fairly powerful Android. Overall pleased, but wish it was as configurable.

HuffPo article. Not sure why I care, but this mans unchecked hypocrisy always stuns me.

Wow, well done!